Days from from Brazil election, Lula leads in polls
Published Date: 9/29/2022
Source: Associated Press
(29 Sep 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Sao Bernardo do Campo - 16 August 2022 1. Lula greeting Volkswagen workers during his campaign in front of the plant 2. Lula getting in the sound truck 3. Volkswagen workers waving flags as they wait Lula to speak ANNOTATION: Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who governed Brazil between 2003 and 20010, is the frontrunner candidate for the upcoming election. ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Sao Paulo - 20 2022 4. Lula's supporters at Vale do Anhangabau waving flags and chanting as Lula enters stage ANNOTATION: He is leading polls with 48% vote intention, against 31% of his rival, current president Jair Bolsonaro. These results would give Lula an instant victory. 5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian Presidential candidate: "The people will remove him from the presidency. He says he is not leaving. You are indeed going to leave. It will be the people putting us in Brasilia." POOL ARCHIVE: Brasilia - 1 January 2003 6. President Fernando Henrique Cardoso putting on presidential sash to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 7. Cardoso and Lula raise up arms ANNOTATION: Many in Brazil remember Lula as the president who expanded social welfare and lifted tens of millions out of poverty. ANNOTATION: This made him popular among working-class and progressive-leaning voters. ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Curitiba - 7 April 2018 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 8. Helicopter carrying former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva landing at Federal Police building as people celebrate shouting ++UPSOUND++ (Portuguese) "Lula in prison" ANNOTATION: Lula was jailed in 2017 on corruption charges, which were later cleared in 2019. PARANÁ FEDERAL JUSTICE ARCHIVE: Curitiba - 10 May 2017 9. Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his lawyers and federal judge Sergio Moro seated in a room 10. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former Brazilian President: "I'm a victim of the largest juridical "hunt" that a president or a Brazilian politician ever had." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Sao Bernardo do Campo - 9 November 2019 11. Various of political rally ANNOTATION: For this election, Lula has promised to fight hunger and poverty. STORYLINE: Days before October 2nd's upcoming presidential election in Brazil, frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ahead in the polls. If he wins, "Lula," as he is affectionately known in Latin America's largest country, will be headed towards a historic third term as leader, beating out incumbent, right-wing President, Jair Bolsonaro. It's been a difficult road for da Silva, a former metalworker who rose from poverty to the presidency for the first time in 2003 – a position he held until 2010 – leading the country during the commodities boom. He was jailed in 2017 for allegedly receiving favors from government contractors involving properties he used or was considering buying and spent 19 months in a cell before his convictions were annulled in 2019, allowing him to seek reelection, but he is remembered by many as the president who expanded social welfare, lifted tens of millions out of poverty and into middle class. It's a legacy that has made him wildly popular among the working poor and progressives, who hope he can do it all over again if re-elected in 2022. But others remember his administration's ties to widespread corruption scandals, including that of Lava Jato, or Car Wash, which revealed a tentacular scheme of kickbacks and money laundering. As of Monday, da Silva leads Bolsonaro in the latest IPEC polls by 48% to 31%. Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ ​ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/68c044f6ec2f452b9dd52c10f3d6b477