A party in search of the voters
As the 2002 elections approach, Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party is trying to sound more moderate. That may not make it more electable
HAVING lost the past three presidential elections, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leader of Brazil's left-wing Workers' Party (PT), is hoping to be fourth time lucky. He has plenty of reasons to be hopeful: looming electricity shortages; rows among members of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's centre-right coalition, and accusations of corruption; a weak currency and rising interest rates, and thus the prospect of lower growth and higher inflation.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “A party in search of the voters”
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