EPISODE · Sep 30, 2022 · 24 MIN
The rise, fall and rise of Lula
from Headlines From The Times · host Heba Elorbany, Jazmín Aguilera, David Toledo, Mike Heflin, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shani O. Hilton, Madalyn Amato, Mark Nieto, Kasia Broussalian, Mario Diaz, Shannon Lin, Kinsee Morlan, Ashlea Brown
Brazilians are heading to the polls on Sunday to choose between two very different candidates: current president Jair Bolsonaro and a former one, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, more popularly known as Lula. The icon of the left spent years in prison on corruption charges but is now on the cusp of regaining the presidency.Today, we talk about how that happened. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times Latin America correspondent Kate LinthicumMore reading:Three years ago he was in prison. Now he’s poised to be Brazil’s next presidentEchoing Trump, Brazil’s president prepares for election loss by declaring vote riggedCOVID-19 cautionary tales from India and Brazil
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was a wildly popular president in Brazil, then went to prison on corruption charges. Now he's on the brink of an improbable comeback.
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