Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro
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Great news, not just for Brazil, but for the whole world.
But winning the election is just the first step. The more important part is that he uses his victory to deliver the results that he promised. If politicians did this better, we would never see a far right movement in the first place.
Let's hope we see it happen.
And hold everyone involved accountable. Unlike the US
Funny you mention that: https://www.panamericandispatch.org/p/meta-ignores-brazilian-court-order
Really hope Facebook gets pounded for their interference in Brazil's election.
Brasil's Supreme Court has a history of fucking with Billionaires already.
Congratulations to Brazil!
Lula has a rather funny name, in English it would be something like Squid of the Woods. 🤣
Oh thank fuck.
Was just about to chime in with thank fuck finally some good news but I see the first and second posts...
How about a third thank fuck?
Have a fourth thank fuck.
There's so many thank fucks in here it's like a thanksgiving orgy
EDIT:
Looking out the window, as though I’m talking about the weather: We needed this
That awkward moment when a president wins a fourth term but it's a good thing
Edit: Did really nobody understand this or did the tankies show up?
EDIT 2: This was crossposted to ML. I accidentally walked into the psych ward. I hope somebody shuts down ML. I really really deeply do.
Surprised to see this down voted but then I remembered that .ml still exists.
Why, if the people democratically vote for someone why should they be artificially limited?
To prevent bad actors from consolidating power and corrupting the systems that keep those elections free and fair. Are term limits perfect? No. Do they solve more problems than they create? Probably.
This was crossposted to ML. I just noticed. Brace yourself
No, probably not.
Finally some decent news