Regional Elections In Focus

July 2008 | Political Risk Analysis

The political scene in Brazil is moving into election phase, with campaigning for the October municipal poll getting underway. With President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva constitutionally barred from running for a third term in 2010, the performance of his Partido dos Trabalhadores in October's election will prove vital in securing a strategic advantage ahead of the presidential election in two years.

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