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I'm really optimistic for very little of Latin America.

Brazil's gonna Brazil. I think the *long - term health of their democracy* will be fine.

Lula's greatest sin is not finding (perhaps because he never sought) a political heir.

at the end of the day, it bought invaluable time on a lot of different fronts to carry on the fight; it's an open question how that fight goes but it's an unexpected victory that opens up breathing room even it's far from a decisive battle. From here it's gotta be pedal to the metal.

By Brasilian standards Lula is not "turbo-corrupt" ... he is Lincoln style corrupt. His biggest sin is prioritizing getting his agenda through a turbo-corrupt political system and doing nothing to clean up the corruption.