Brazil has just come through a fierce electoral campaign that saw left-wing incumbent Lula Da Silva beat Flávio Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro has refused to accept the result, and President Trump has weighed in saying the result looks “terrible” and “rigged”. Nonetheless, the result is significant: Brazil has broken a trend of right-wing candidates – many aligned with Donald Trump – win elections across South America.
So what does a Lula victory mean for Latin America and the world? Nathalia Passarinho, an editor at BBC Brazil and BBC Mundo explains it all to The Global Story’s Asma Khalid.
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Timecodes:
0:00 How did Lula Da Silva pull of the dramatic comeback?
1:05 Intro to Nathalia Passarinho and her reaction
3:34 Why was this election in Brazil such a big deal?
5:54 Why was Brazil accusing the US of election interference?
10:15 How were US tech companies involved?
11:40 How dramatic was the election night?
15:40 Why has Flávio Bolsonaro not accepted the results of this election?
19:25 The similarities between Brazil and the United States
21:14 How significant is this victory for Lula?
22:47 The Donroe Doctrine
