About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 1 (October 25, 2022)

handle is hein.crs/govejfd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ ~ Research Service Brazil's October 2022 Presidential Election Updated October 25, 2022 Brazil, the world's sixth-most-populous country and 12th-largest economy, is to hold a presidential runoff election on October 30, 2022. In the lead-up to the vote, some Members of Congress have expressed concerns that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may be attempting to undermine the election's legitimacy and have introduced legislative measures to support Brazilian democracy. In addition to considering potential legislation, Congress may monitor the Biden Administration's approach to the election and assess the potential implications of the election for U.S-Brazilian relations. First-Round Results and Context In the first-round presidential election, held on October 2, 2022, former President Luiz Inicio Lula da Silva (Lula, 2003-2010) of the center-left Workers' Party (PT) won 48.4% of the vote but fell short of the absolute majority needed to avoid a runoff against President Bolsonaro, who obtained 43.2% of the vote. Two other candidates from center-right and center-left parties, who received a combined 7.2% of the vote, have endorsed Lula for the second round. According to an average of polls conducted through October 24, 2022, Lula is leading Bolsonaro 47.5% to 45.0%. The presidential campaign represents a political comeback for Lula, who was convicted on corruption charges in 2017 and imprisoned for nearly two years. He was cleared to run for office again in 2021, after the Brazilian supreme court annulled those convictions and ruled that the judge presiding over the case for which Lula had been imprisoned acted with bias. Lula has campaigned on his economic record, reminding voters of the improvements in living standards that occurred during his eight years in office. He also has sought to broaden his coalition by reaching out to centrist and conservative voters. Nevertheless, anti-PT sentiment remains widespread in Brazil, particularly among evangelicals and those who associate Lula's party with corruption scandals and Brazil's deep 2014-2016 recession. Bolsonaro, a former right-wing legislator and retired army captain, was elected in 2018 after a period of economic and political turmoil that discredited much of Brazil's political leadership. Bolsonaro has governed in a populist manner that has kept his base politically engaged but alienated potential allies within the conservative-leaning congress. Bolsonaro's approach also has stressed Brazil's democratic institutions and appears to have hindered the country's response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has killed more than 687,000 Brazilians. In an attempt to expand his support base prior to the election, Bolsonaro joined the center-right Liberal Party and forged a coalition with two other large, patronage-based parties. He also worked with the Congressional Research Service https://crsreports. congress.gov IN12022 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most