Can Lula da Silva unite a divided Brazil? | In Focus podcast
After nearly 20 years, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been re-elected as Brazil\u2019s President. Lula, who was earlier President from 2003 to 2010, defeated his right-wing rival Jair Bolsonaro by a narrow margin.\nBut it was enough to send Lula\u2019s supporters into the streets of Brazil in celebration. The President-elect, who served 580 days in jail before being acquitted off corruption charges, has promised to re-unite a bitterly divided country. Interestingly, Bolsonaro is yet to concede defeat.\nA whole procession of world leaders, ranging from Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin to America\u2019s Joe Biden, have congratulated the 77-year-old Lula, who is credited with pulling millions of people out of poverty during his earlier stint as President.\nSo, what does Lula\u2019s election mean for Brazil? And can the new President actually unite a divided nation, something that has become a feature of many modern democracies.