How did Lola turn the wave of the elections in Brazil in three weeks? ▫ While the right-wing wave grew stronger in parts of Latin America, the elections in Brazil resulted in a different result. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, an 80-year-old leftist politician, managed to defeat Flavio Bolsonaro in the second round of the elections and become the president of Brazil for the fourth term. ▫ The election result indicates a significant change in the votes of both candidates. Lula, who was behind his opponent in the first round, managed to close that gap in three weeks and win with 52% of the vote. ▫ But the competition between Lula and Bolsonaro was not just a fight between two politicians; Rather, it reflected the contrast of two different views of Brazil's future. Lula emphasizes reducing poverty and inequality and social protection, while Bolsonaro came promising to toughen crime and change political structures. ▫ But can Lula use his election victory as an opportunity to reduce Brazil's economic and social disparities? The link of this program is in the mechanism.