The Times podcast: The rise, fall and rise of Lula
Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrate in 2019 after Brazil’s Supreme Court voted to overturn a ruling requiring convicted criminals to go to jail after losing their first appeal, paving the way for his eventual release.
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Listen to this episode of The Times:
Brazilians are heading to the polls on Sunday to choose between two very different candidates: current president Jair Bolsonaro and a former one, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, more popularly known as Lula. The icon of the left spent years in prison on corruption charges but is now on the cusp of regaining the presidency.
Today, we talk about how that happened. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times Latin America correspondent Kate Linthicum
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