Brazil’s economy improves during President Lula’s first year back, but a political divide remains
By MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press
Published: January 2, 2024, 7:27am
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FILE - Supporters of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva march holding a banner with a message that reads in Portuguese: “We are a democracy”, during a protest calling for protection of the nation’s democracy, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 9, 2023. The march was called on the day after a riot led by supporters of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro destroyed government buildings in the capital Brasilia in an alleged bid to forcefully restore Bolsonaro to office. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva likes to boast he had a good first year after returning to the job. The economy is improving, Congress passed a long-overdue tax reform bill, rioters who wanted to oust him are now in jail, and his predecessor and foe Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030.
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