Lula’s comeback: Can he pull Brazilians out of poverty? | Counting the Cost
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led Brazil during its economic boom in the first decade of the century. He is now coming back as its president for a third term after defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a narrow margin. But running the country now could prove much harder than the last time he was in charge. Brazil is deeply divided politically, it's short of cash and economic growth has slowed. But Lula has made it clear that his priority is pulling millions of Brazilians out of poverty, which he's done successfully before. Elsewhere, why did Japan keep interest rates ultra-low? Plus, we look at the dazzling rise of lab-grown diamonds. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
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