Four Points to Consider for Understanding Lula and Brazil´s Coming Elections
(WorldNews Politics)

The campaign for the up and coming presidential elections in Brazil officially began on the 15th of August, in a context of political chaos and uncertainty. The elections are due to be held on the 7th of October and according to the current polls, Lula da Silva, ex-president currently serving a prison sentence for corruption and money laundering charges, remains the favorite in the race. The situation is complex given that the entire political establishment has been affected by corruption scandals. The so called “coup� against ex-president Dilma Rousseff, the incarceration of Lula, and the political war these events have triggered will determine the future of democracy in Brazil....