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Weekly Report - 9 October 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)
PT edges municipal elections; Serra and PMDB boost presidential hopes
President Lula da Silva's popularity helped candidates from his
Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) to win six state capitals, as well as many small
and medium-sized cities, in the first round of municipal elections on 5 October.
But Lula's support was not enough to earn the PT an outright victory in Brazil's
largest - and richest - city of São Paulo, where state governor José Serra, of
the opposition Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB), is likely to see
an allied mayor win the second round vote at the end of the month - boosting his
chances of winning Brazil's presidency in 2010.
- PT edges municipal elections; Serra and PMDB boost presidential hopes
- PARAGUAY: Conflict over land reform heats up
- CHILE: Pinochet still casts shadow over electoral politics
- TRACKING TRENDS
- PERU: Government shaken by corruption scandal
- VENEZUELA: Chávez moves against opposition
- BOLIVIA: Congress set for showdown over constitution
- COLOMBIA: Tension builds within Uribismo
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Calderón tacks to the Left
- MEXICO: PRI triumphs in Guerrero
- TRACKING TRENDS
- NICARAGUA: Managua mayoral contest kicks off
- GUATEMALA: Portillo extradited and released on bail
- EL SALVADOR: Funes tripped up by colon debate
- TRACKING TRENDS
- Chávez constructs alternative financial system
- Quotes of the Week