worth pointing out is this is notjust about people who are angry thatjair bolsonaro lost. they are angry that lula won. yes, it was a very close race. lula won just over half of the votes, so just under half of those people who voted did not want lula back in any way, they see him as a corrupt politician who has spent time in jail. those charges have been annulled, but that isn t something that will convince the people who do not want to see him, who want to see him back in prison and not in the presidential palace and there are strong protesters who he has to contend with and that is just what we are seeing in brasilia, that shows the deep divide here in brazil and the huge challenge that lula has to try and win these people over and prove that he is a leader and a leader to everybody and i think that is going to be the ultimate challenge for lula because this is such a divided country. and we continue to watch those events.
the president making his trip to the southern border since taking office. working to address immigration in the influx of people coming to our southern border. the other big story tonight coming from brazil. or supporters of former president bolsonaro fueled by election denialism storm the governments congress. refusing to accept the truth that bolsonaro lost. bolsonaro, we should note, refusing himself to accept defeat. we ll have more on this throughout the night. but first, let s start in el paso, texas, where the president s tonight. we re told that he has been briefed on the situation in brazil. he s in texas making a symbolic step toward addressing immigration. and the influx of migrants at our border. he met with local officials a short time ago, assessing border patrol operations at the bridge of america s port of entry. on arrival in tax, and biden was greeted by republican governor greg abbott. one of his chief critics who gave him a letter laying out what republicans want
overwhelmingly rejected election deniers in the midterms. and beyond our voters. you ll see democracy is holding the line globally. russia is retreating from key ukrainian cities. puzzles trumpian president bolsonaro lost. it s a clear sign many people are pushing back on authoritarianism. that makes the democracy conference former president barack obama s headlining next week that much more important. joining me now is valérie jarrett. ceo of the obama foundation chair of the board of when we all vote and author of finding my voice. welcome back to the sunday show. thanks for being here. good morning, jonathan. thank you for having me. tell me, give me your reactions to the historic midterm elections on tuesday. as you said democracy was certainly on the ballot and. that is nothing to do with partisan politics. democracy is something that should be above politics. it s something that is the