democracy, for human rights. so, we are very happy. it is a very divided country, though. there will be a lot of people unhappy. yes, because it was very little difference, a small difference. so we have to be very patient and we have to leave the anger and the hatred away. what a comeback for brazil s president elect, a man who left powerjust 12 years ago with a sky high approval rating but who then subsequently fell from grace over corruption scandals. here he is again, lula 2.0. translation: it was the hardest campaign of my life. it wasn t men against men, party against party it was a group of people who love freedom and democracy against authoritarianism. the noise on the streets filled the silence from bolsonaro s camp.
the amazon for economic gain. 0rformer president lula da silva, once brazil s most loved politician, then sentenced to prison for corruption charges that have now been annulled. but his legacy is mixed. when it comes to the amazon, though, his record is better than bolsonaro s. between 2003 and 2010, when he was last president, deforestation fell over 70%. now, though, it s back at the level it was 15 years ago. lula s made the amazon a big part of his campaign, travelling there and meeting its people. for one of brazil s leading scientists, these
how divided the country is. when it comes to the amazon, brazilians have a choice between lula, who s vowed to clamp down on illegal mining, and bolsonaro, who in effect backs it. but in this part of brazil, there s no question bolsonaro wins hands down. the police station s car park in the region s capital, boa vista, is testament to the booming mining industry here. these planes and helicopters confiscated from suspected illegal miners, some of them even prominent local businessmen. mining is most definitely in this region s blood. in front of the governor s palace stands this monument dedicated to the prospectors of the past. the current governor, an ally of bolsonaro s, wants that tradition to continue.
most loved politician, then sentenced to prison for corruption charges that have now been annulled. but his legacy is mixed. when it comes to the amazon, though, his record is better than bolsonaro s. between 2003 and 2010, when he was last president, deforestation fell over 70%. now, though, it s back at the level it was 15 years ago. lula s made the amazon a big part of his campaign, travelling there and meeting its people.
to clamp down on illegal mining, and bolsonaro, who in effect backs it. but in this part of brazil, there s no question bolsonaro wins hands down. the police station s car park in the region s capital, boa vista, is testament to the booming mining industry here. these planes and helicopters confiscated from suspected illegal miners, some of them even prominent local businessmen. mining is most definitely in this region s blood. in front of the governor s palace stands this monument dedicated to the prospectors of the past. the current governor, an ally of bolsonaro s, wants that tradition to continue.