Brazil: The significance of Lula’s victory

“On the Barricades” s05e55
In this second installment of the weekend’s release of “On the Barricades”, we are happy to welcome back Pat Byrne, a good friend of our show. Pat is a historian of the Left in Europe. Currently he is finishing a book on China entitled ‘Why China Will Lead the World... and What it Could Look Like’. He is also planning to launch a YouTube channel in the New Year called 'Understanding China'.
Pat also lives in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. We are hoping that he can bring his local and international perspectives into helping us to better understand what is happening in Brazil, after the electoral victory of Lula and the Workers Party of Brazil on October 30. Host Maria Cernat discusses with Pat, the significance of this major win– not just for the Left in Brazil, but also internationally– in today's changing geo-political situation.
3:05 Lula and his history, a key role building up the workers movement including under military dictatorship
10:27 What was Lula’s Workers Party of Brazil able to achieve once in power, 2003-2016
18:46 How did Bolsonaro come to power?
36:35 Bolsonaro’s record in power
43:40 Why was the recent election so close?
56:50 Criticizable points of Lula’s campaign
1:01:00 Challenges ahead for the Lula government
1:10:50 How can Brazil start to overcome these challenges?