by Jose Nino
After the polls closed on October 2, 2022, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are set to face off in a runoff race election on October 30.
Lula picked up 48.31% of the vote while Bolsonaro attained 43.3% of the vote.
According to Frances Martel of Breitbart News, Lula was previously convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for purchasing high-end beachfront property with taxpayer funds during his time as president. Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), the country’s leading court, overturned the convictions in 2021, which allowed him to run for the presidency again
Bolsonaro won the presidency in 2018 after comfortably defeating Fernando Haddad by a margin of 55% to 45%.
The right-wing populist leader’s presidency has been marked by strong anti-corruption stances and the novel introduction of pro-gun policies — something that was unheard of in Latin American politics for decades. These policies have been instrumental in allowing law-abiding Brazilians to stand up to criminals…