if it’s anything like all of history, it’s the rural areas that are the conservative hives
Not quite, most capitals in almost all regions of Brazil voted against Lula on October 4th – the exception, as always, being the northeastern states. Northeastern states are the ones that have benefited the most from Lula’s wealth redistribution policies.
A bit of a random rant
It’s funny, Lula is portrayed as a “leftist leader in South America”, when in reality he’s the epitome of “democratic” center. Not a single major reform was made during any of his three terms. His party has also squandered the previous organizational capablity they had, they’ve been the major “left” party in Brazil for the past decades, always shifting the discourse to the left when near elections, but breaking promises when actually elected.
Still, he’s better than the alternative.
Sign me up, please!