Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a tightly contested Presidential election in Brazil, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Left-wing media outlets around the world are gleeful about this result, because they never miss an opportunity to praise left-wing politicians no matter how deplorable the personal and political records of those politicians. Da Silva was Brazil's President from 2003-2010, but then he served time in prison after being convicted of money laundering and corruption in 2017. He not only has a checkered personal record, but his political record should concern not just Brazilians but the whole world. During da Silva's time as President he embraced then-Iranian ruler Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an outspoken Holocaust denier whose regime terrorized dissidents and members of minority groups. Da Silva and his party believe in the twisted thought process that the United States is responsible for most of the problems ailing South American countries (sadly, American leftists also embrace anti-American thinking, which is why leftist media outlets are so happy about the Brazilian election results).
You will lilkely read headlines stating that da Silva's win is a great triumph for democracy over fascism. Unless you support Iranian tyranny, Holocaust denial, and the notion that the United States is the primary source of evil in the world, be smart enough to not believe those headlines.
