Brazil & Southern Cone - 24 February 2004
Lula rocked by campaign-funding scandals
The government of President Lula da Silva is not quite fighting for its life, but it is struggling with its toughest challenge so far: a sudden accumulation of campaign finance scandals which could seriously damage its chances in this year's municipal elections, and maybe even hobble the executive by forcing out the man Lula recently described as `the captain of the team', chief of staff José Dirceu.
The government of President Lula da Silva is not quite fighting for its life, but it is struggling with its toughest challenge so far: a sudden accumulation of campaign finance scandals which could seriously damage its chances in this year's municipal elections, and maybe even hobble the executive by forcing out the man Lula recently described as `the captain of the team', chief of staff José Dirceu.
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