In the final round of the presidential election in Brazil, South America, where voting was held on the 30th, the Brazilian Election Commission announced that former President Lula, who once led the leftist government, was elected.

A run-off election was held on the 30th in Brazil's presidential election due to the expiration of the term of office.



According to the tally by the Brazilian Election Commission, the voter turnout at the time of the vote counting rate was 99.1% ▽ Former President Lula da Silva, who led the left-wing government for two terms and eight years from 2003, had 50.84% ​​▽ Right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro The president is 49.16%.



Brazil's Electoral Commission has announced that Lula has been elected.

In this presidential election, the two candidates fought a fierce election campaign, with issues such as rebuilding the economy that was hit by the new coronavirus, anti-corruption measures, and protecting the Amazon rainforest, which accounts for about 60% of the country. I have been unfolding.



Mr. Lula appealed for the elimination of the economic disparity that has worsened due to the corona crisis and the economic buoyancy through active fiscal stimulus, and has gained support mainly from the poor.



In South America, leftist governments such as Peru, Chile, and Colombia are emerging one after another.

Following these countries, a leftist government will be born in Brazil, which has the largest population and economic scale, and it is expected that relations with the United States and others will change.

Former President Lula da Silva, who led the left-wing government

Lula da Silva is 77 years old.

She was born in a poor farming village in the state of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil.

She joined the labor movement as a lathe operator and became a prominent union leader by leading strikes.



In 1980, he founded the left-leaning Workers' Party and became president in 2003 after serving as a member of the House of Representatives.

During his two terms and eight years in office, the country achieved high economic growth, averaging 4% a year, on the back of rising prices for the country's abundant natural resources.

He used the increased tax revenues to support the lives of the poor and reduced the percentage of low-income people, who were said to make up more than half of the population at the time, to the 30% level.

His popularity was high, especially among the poor, and his approval rating is said to have exceeded 80% when he left office.



On the other hand, he was convicted in a corruption case in which he allegedly received bribes from a construction company while in office, and was imprisoned for 1 year and 7 months from April 2018. was stopped.



But after the Supreme Court ruled against Lula's conviction, he ran for president this time.

In the most recent polls, he consistently gained more support than the incumbent President Bolsonaro, and has dominated the election campaign.