EDITORIAL: Lula’s striking comeback boosts democracy and climate
Former president Bolsonaro stripped Brazil’s environmental agencies of much of their powers and removed protections for the Amazon’s people
02 November 2022 - 05:05
Inacio Lula da Silva’s remarkable comeback to win Brazil’s presidency is a welcome win for democracy in Brazil, and for the climate globally.
It might also be a reminder for some in SA of a time in the run-up to the Zuma presidency, when some in the markets looked to Lula — who served as Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010 — as reassurance that Jacob Zuma might not turn out to be as bad as expected. At a time when markets feared Zuma’s apparent left leanings and labour links, some pointed out that Lula’s socialist credentials and labour movement background hadn’t done badly at all for Brazil’s economy...
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