Brazil: Lula mobilizes his electoral base three weeks before the vote
Demonstrations in various cities to counter the advance of Flávio Bolsonaro, while the Banco Master scandal dominates the countryside.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has mobilized his base with demonstrations across the country three weeks before the elections, as the campaign is rocked by the Banco Master scandal.
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Why It Matters
The Brazilian electoral campaign takes place in a climate of strong political and institutional tension.
Brazilian President and re-election candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mobilized his base yesterday with demonstrations in various cities across the country, just three weeks before an increasingly hotly contested presidential election. His left-wing Workers' Party (PT) organized the day to halt the decline in voting intentions towards right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
One of the main events took place on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, where hundreds of supporters — most dressed in red — marched to the beat of a carnival band.
The initiative comes at a time when the electoral agenda is dominated by the Banco Master scandal, defined by the authorities as the largest banking fraud in the history of Brazil. The case triggered an institutional crisis that also overwhelmed some Supreme Court judges, including Alexandre de Moraes, considered close to Lula. Among those under investigation is Flávio Bolsonaro himself, accused of suspicious financing of 'Dark Horse', a biopic about his father.
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Open Questions
- What will be the judicial developments of the Banco Master scandal?
- How will the scandal affect voting intentions?
