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2022-10-31 Caribbean-Latin America

Brazil: Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win presidency in stunning election comeback

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Posted by Frank G 2022-10-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 Apparently. corruption is no bar; c.f. Biden

Posted by Mercutio 2022-10-31 09:45|| 2022-10-31 09:45|| Front Page Top

#2 The leftist former president overtook far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the dying moments of the bitterly-fought elections.

Gosh, where have we seen that before?

The election serves as a referendum on two starkly different - and vehemently opposed - visions for Brazil's future.

A Brazilian co-worker used to joke that "Brazil is a country of the future - and always will be."

Posted by SteveS 2022-10-31 10:40|| 2022-10-31 10:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Did you see all the network traffic between the US and Brazil?

Would we see all the network traffic if this was a paper ballot?

"Computer-security experts who study the [Brazilian] system say its design indeed makes it difficult to audit an election."

Why would you create a voting system that was difficult, near impossible to audit?

Bolsonaro vocalized his concerns back in July when he stated, “Elections that you can’t audit? That’s not an election. It’s fraud...”

Posted by mossomo 2022-10-31 12:59|| 2022-10-31 12:59|| Front Page Top

#4 "Scored 4 goals in the 18th minute of extra time."

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-10-31 13:44|| 2022-10-31 13:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Brazil's election looks somewhat like our 2020 election.

Posted by JohnQC 2022-10-31 16:59|| 2022-10-31 16:59|| Front Page Top

#6 … except the Brazilian ladrão did prison time, whereas the corrupt American grifter and his sick family got off scot-free

Posted by Billy B 2022-10-31 17:04|| 2022-10-31 17:04|| Front Page Top

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