lula

One of the Brazilian left's main standard bearers during the second half of the 20th century, Leonel Brizola saw his prestige slowly fade after the end of the 1964-85 dictatorship, thanks to the rise of Lula and the Workers' Party as a political force. While his decline as a national figure was...

The 2002 Brazilian presidential election had four main candidates: Lula (PT), who would finally become president after failing to do so three times in a row, José Serra (PSDB), senator for the state of São Paulo and the incumbent administration's candidate, Anthony Garotinho (PSB), the then...

The 1992 mayoral election, which pitted César Maia (a former ally of Leonel Briola who broke off with him a year prior due to disagrements on policy) and Benedita da Silva (a federal deputy who belonged to the Workers' Party), was one of the closest in the city's history, second only to the ones...

The 1989 Brazilian Election was IOTL a very close one, and it could've very well resulted in a Lula victory. Now, you must try to predict how every post-Lula Election would've gone after 1989. (For TTL, I assume that reelection would've been allowed by Lula, and that, even with a Congress that...

Elected in 1994, Cristovam Buarque (back then still a member of PT and an ally of Lula) served as governor of the Federal District for four years, from 1995 to 1999. His term was marked by social programs, the most famous of them being Bolsa Escola (the prececessor to Bolsa Família), large...

So, after some time lurking and posting in chat, I finally decided to post a TL! Wish me luck! ----------------- Chapter 1: Decay and Fall Part 1: Rotten Apple When we think of the 1980s, we think of change and turmoil. Nothing was safe from it. Technology, culture, economics and politics...