REACTION: Will Lula Run in Brazil’s 2022 Election?
By
AQ Editors
Analysts react to
Monday's surprise court decision.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may now be able to run in Brazil's 2022 presidential elections, after a lone Supreme Court justice threw out corruption charges against him. The ruling, which will be appealed, could set up a showdown between Lula and President Jair Bolsonaro, who has struggled in recent months with record deaths from COVID-19 and a flagging economy. What now AQ asked several observers to offer rapid reaction to the news: Thomas Traumann, political analyst: Brazil's 2022 election began today. The ruling by Supreme Court judge Edson Fachin...
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