Poverty, housing and the Amazon: Lula's in-tray as president-elect of Brazil
Analysis
Andrew Downie
in São Paulo
After four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right rule, Lula da Silva says his first priority will be helping the 100m Brazilians living in poverty
Sun 30 Oct 2022 22.02 EDT
The euphoria of an election victory is fleeting and while many Brazilians will wake up with a hangover after celebrating the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro, president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will soon have his own headaches to deal with.
Lula takes power on 1 January 2023 and will be charged with rebuilding and reuniting a nation that has been left damaged and bitterly divided after four years of Bolsonaro’s anarchic far-right policies.
The challenges are immense: 33 million Brazilians face acute hunger and 100 million live in poverty, the highest numbers in years. Bolsonaro’s policies, particularly in the Amazon, have led to Brazil becoming an international pariah.
Lula addressed these and myriad other issues in his victory speech but made it clear his first priority was the one that has accompanied him throughout his long political career: improving the lot of Brazil’s poor.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/31/lula-policies-priorities-win-brazil-president-election-poverty-housing-amazon
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(One of Bolsonaro's son is standing next to Ivanka.)