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"I was in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais,
as the votes were being counted for the nation’s presidential election.
The atmosphere was tense among supporters of former president Luiz Inácio Lula
da Silva, after the first round where his lead was much narrower than expected.
As soon as the results were called for the left-wing leader, I could feel a
wave of energy from Lula’s supporters. I was following the count with friends
on the television and an election app, when we suddenly heard people screaming
support from their houses and playing songs to celebrate.
Lula’s supporters rushed into the streets. They were dressed in the traditional
Workers’ party red, wearing the Brazilian flag or even just wearing stickers
with Lula’s face on them. There was crying, laughing and dancing and many spent
most of the night partying here and in other Brazilian cities."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
