The effects of Lula's victory in Argentina, Latin America, and the world.

The most difficult election in recent times in Brazil was the subject of great expectations here in Argentina and throughout the Latin American region. The excitement of the Brazilian crowd, including activists and ordinary citizens, who converged from the neighborhoods to Paulista Avenue on the night of October 30th celebrating Lula da Silva's victory, resonated around the world, marking a historic turning point in Brazil.

The dimension is worth it. qualitative of the social force that is revealed behind the narrow difference quantitative (Two million) of the numbers in the ballot boxes. These votes are the straw that broke the camel's back, the few degrees of temperature needed for the leap from the solid state to the fluid state of democracy, rights, and social justice. Lula, the working-class president for the third time, won. lawfare And he managed to bring together all the elements for this transformation, this leap in quality and political advancement. Lula declares that he will not back down and everything indicates that he will always be the driving force behind this process. “I’m going to start working, because I’ve already been president, I’ve already won the first time, and this is the most crowning victory because we defeated authoritarianism and fascism in this country. Democracy has returned to Brazil. People will be able to smile again; they will have access to education again; and the people who sleep under bridges will have food again, homes, and jobs.” Full speech.

Certainly, the political damage of [the following] should not be underestimated. fakenews ...and years of Bolsonaro-style hatred still prevalent in the poisoned minds of a large part of society; and the conservative and oligarchic forces eager to continue destabilizing. The violent road blockades by the far-right Bolsonaro supporters and their hysterical calls for a military coup are not surprising; they were expected, not only in the face of their defeat at the polls, but also the national and international isolation in which they find themselves. The Bolsonaro government is reacting to the desertion of its allies in politics, the market, and the army. The road blockades expose to society the violent and anti-social face of Bolsonarism. They are frightening, but they reveal that they are a minority compared to the massive, peaceful, and joyful demonstrations for Lula as president, for democracy, and for life.

Lula's victory becomes both subject and object of a multipolar world.

Lula's election victory initiates a political journey that will still encounter obstacles. Not only the actions of fascists and violent individuals (who will likely not go unpunished before the courts), but also the market, which may fluctuate and exert pressure according to its interests during the next government. However, it is true that Lula's victory already has international support, from Biden to Xi Jinping and Putin, a large part of Europe, and Latin America as a whole. And the concrete fact is that, in the global context, China, whose relations with Brazil date back to the PT governments, has the greatest economic potential to support him towards a multipolar world. There is no doubt that... New Silk Road In Latin America, via Brazil, this will accelerate under the Lula government.

Brazil, a subcontinent rich in minerals, energy, forests, sun, and water, with Lula as president, will be an important player in uniting the progressive governments of the region for an integrated economy of sovereign states. Bolsonaro's defeat is already a political brake on the coup intentions of neoliberal forces against Castillo in Peru, Arce/Evo in Bolivia, and Alberto/Cristina in Argentina. It is no coincidence that Alberto Fernandez, who showed solidarity with Evo Morales (during the coup in Bolivia) and visited Lula in prison in Curitiba, inaugurated the Latin American embrace of the newly elected president. Major agreements are on the horizon in the energy and industrial trade sectors between Argentina and Brazil, activating BRICS, and the Bank of the South, with a likely new regional single currency. Lula's victory has already reactivated political forces in the fight for the recovery of Petrobras, the shipbuilding industry, state-owned companies, and an increase in the minimum wage. Similarly, in Argentina, the reactivation of the gas pipeline... Dead Cow, As it unfolds, it also becomes strategically crucial for Brazil.

Lula arrives at the Presidency of the Republic, after winning a great battle against... lawfare

O lawfareThe Lava Jato operation prevented Lula from becoming president in 2019 and imposed four years of setbacks on Bolsonaro's disastrous government. With the tenacity of history's great figures, Lula rose to prominence during his 580 days in prison, while the internal economic contradictions of the actors themselves... lawfare The pressure intensified. Lula faced 21 fraudulent cases that were dismissed for lack of evidence by the Supreme Federal Court and all other levels of the Judiciary. He did not give up in the face of media violence and... fakenews of the corporations. He mobilized the people, won, and returned.

The shared trajectory between Lula and Cristina Kirchner in relation to lawfare
Following the assassination attempt she suffered two months ago, Cristina Kirchner participates in her first public event with workers and union members of the UOM (Metalworkers' Union), among whom is the new leader. Abel Furlan, and several Kirchnerist politicians. Cristina, the biggest victim of lawfare In Argentina, it receives a boost from Lula's victory and demonstrates the strength to follow his example in the 2023 elections.VejaIn this speech, he welcomed Lula's election and recalled December 10, 2021, International Human Rights Day, when more than 250 people gathered in Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, in front of the Casa Rosada, celebrating 38 years of democracy regained after the military dictatorship, with the advent of Raul Alfonsín's government (1983). Read. On that occasion, Lula was present alongside Cristina, Alberto, and former President Mujica (Uruguay). Lula da Silva was deeply moved in front of thousands of Argentinians and Peronists, who chanted for him: "Volver, vamos a volver!" (We will return!) And Cristina said to him: "I don't want to make predictions, but whenever they've sung that, they haven't been wrong." And so it was: Lula became president again.

Last week, the royal power, in a counter-offensive, resumed its attacks against Cristina Kirchner, releasing the young, violent members of the gang involved (with evidence) in the very serious assassination attempt. Everything indicates that the lawfare The system remains in place through judges of the Federal Chamber and the Supreme Court covering up for the far-right political group "Federal Revolution," accused of the attack on the vice-president and having links to members of the former Macri government. The real power in Argentina, emboldened by Bolsonaro's defeat, has decided to reactivate the... lawfare and reopened several past cases against Cristina that lacked evidence. ReadThe media counter-campaign to prevent the re-election of [name] has already begun. Front of All in 2023.

But Cristina Kirchner, who was inches away from being shot in the head, resists with dignity and strength, receiving encouragement from Lula, who said on Paulista Avenue: “I consider the moment I am living almost a resurrection. I recovered. They thought they had killed me, they thought they had ended my political life, they destroyed me, they destroyed me by telling lies about me, and thank God I am here, strong and healthy, and loving again, and in love with my wife!...”

Squid: Brazil will smile again.Cristina: I want to see people smile again.Lula and Cristina speak of returning to their years in government, recovering measures where people didn't go hungry. Lula speaks in the name of reconstruction in the face of the economic and social regression of recent years under Bolsonaro. Cristina speaks from within a progressive government, but still victimized by... lawfare, Facing enormous challenges to overcome the cursed legacy of Macri's administration: an unpayable external debt, the pandemic, and the effects of the war in Ukraine. Lula is already counting on the major crisis in the Judicial-Media power structure (Supreme Court-Globo) that allowed him to structure a... Democratic Front against Bolsonaro. Cristina faces the political weakness of internal allies of In Front of Everyone; What prevents us from defeating the large corporations of the Judicial-Media Party?

But they both talk about retrieve one national and popular project As in the best years of their governments, with a great chance of rebuilding a united Latin America like in the best years between 2002 and 2015 with Néstor Kirchner and Hugo Chávez in power, as active, cooperative states with inclusive social projects.

Therefore, Cristina, while defending herself against attacks from lawfare Those who want to eliminate it, focus on the horizon and deal with ideas. "Unions hold a crucial key. They must not only discuss wages, but also a national project"... "Workers must return to discussing a political model for the country." "There is no union solution without a political solution!" And it proposes a fixed salary, in addition to the so-called parity payments (adjusted for inflation).
Lula and Cristina mention the past to indicate the futureTo reclaim dreams that have been taken away. "We've done them before and we know how to do them."

Certainly, it is a great challenge. It will not be a walk in the park, despite the international situation being one of agonizing final crisis for capitalism; there is a context of world war with an unpredictable outcome. 

Rui Falcão (PT), diz:  "The governability of the new administration will be compromised if changes are promoted in a direction different from the commitments Lula made to the population." João Pedro Stedile (MST) gave his fair assessment regarding the importance and content of People's Committees. “The nature of the changes under Lula's government will depend on our capacity as popular forces to continue organizing the people to fight for change. In the history of humanity, there have never been changes without popular pressure.”... “We have an immediate mission in the next two months: to ensure that all popular committees have their own independent existence and continue to meet.” “We are more than 7 popular committees articulated in unions, by mandates, by popular movements, by parties. It is extremely important that these committees meet and have their own independent existence. And what to do from now until December 31st? Discuss an emergency plan for Lula's government.” Read.