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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidential election

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In a stunning² political comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's Presidential election, defeating the incumbent³, right wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Brazilians have ousted⁴ their far-right president.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

Jair Bolsonaro is out. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is back in. The leftist president known as Lula was massively popular in earlier terms but went to prison for corruption⁵. Later, a court threw out his conviction. And his supporters in Sao Paulo celebrated⁶ the one-time inmate's return to power.

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UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting in non-English language).

MART?NEZ: Brazil's election authority says Lula received a little under 51% of the vote. He won the two-person runoff despite Bolsonaro's threats not to accept the result.

INSKEEP: NPR's Carrie Kahn is in Sao Paulo. Hey there, Carrie.

CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE⁷: Hi. Good morning, Steve.

INSKEEP: What was it like when Lula won?

KAHN: It was quite a celebration here in Sao Paulo. Da Silva is 77 years old, and he took to one of the biggest streets in the city. It's called Boulevard Avenida Paulista. And it was just jammed packed with people, about four city blocks full. And he's tried to speak to the crowd with barely a voice left. He outlined what he will do in his presidency⁸. This will be his third. He said he will end hunger, zero tolerance⁹ for deforestation in the Amazon and, most of all, he told the throngs¹⁰ of the crowd there, that he will restore democracy to Brazil.

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PRESIDENT-ELECT LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA: (Speaking Portuguese).

KAHN: You could just hear him screaming at the top of his lungs as best as he could. And he just said that this victory is the most sacred because we defeated authoritarianism¹¹ and fascism in this country. Democracy is back in Brazil.

INSKEEP: And of course, he's a person Brazilians know very well.

KAHN: Very well, and he is a polarizing figure, as is the current president, Jair Bolsonaro. But da Silva's political comeback now, it's just amazing. While he was very popular back in the 2000s when he was president and credited with helping¹² tens of millions of Brazilians out of poverty, his party was just embroiled¹³ in a huge corruption scandal. And da Silva himself went to jail for nearly two years. His conviction was later annulled¹⁴. But he has a lot of baggage with him. He has a solid base, especially among the poor. And some voters like Victor Castelo, who I met celebrating at this bar with friends, said, you know, he isn't a die-hard da Silva fan, but he says the last four years of Bolsonaro were just hell.

VICTOR CASTELO: We don't have a president. We have - I don't know - a crazy guy. He do what he wants. So at least - like, he's a dictator that right now we have - we will change.

KAHN: Da Silva won - just squeaked¹⁵ by. It was 50 - a little bit over 50% of the vote to 49%. That's just about 2 million voters. It was a very close race.

INSKEEP: Although we should note that at least in American standards, 2 million is far more than an error would tend to correct or a recount would tend to correct. So is Bolsonaro the loser accepting the results?

KAHN: He didn't speak publicly last night. Some of his allies did accept the defeat. Bolsonaro supporter Maria Pouli was drinking quietly with a few friends in Sao Paolo last night and just taking in the loss. Here's what she said.

MARIA POULI: (Speaking Portuguese).

KAHN: She said she just couldn't believe in just four years people forgot all the corruption of da Silva's party and brought him back.

INSKEEP: So how is the rest of the world taking this victory?

KAHN: World leaders immediately congratulated da Silva and hoping that that will thwart¹⁶ off any contestation by Bolsonaro about the vote. We'll have to see today.

INSKEEP: OK. Carrie, thanks so much for your reporting.

KAHN: You're welcome.

INSKEEP: NPR's Carrie Kahn has been up all night in Sao Paolo.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

3 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

4 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

6 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

9 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

10 throngs   

n.人群( throng的名词复数 )v.成群，挤满( throng的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She muscled through the throngs of people, frantically searching for David. 她使劲挤过人群，拼命寻找戴维。 来自辞典例句
• Our friends threaded their way slowly through the throngs upon the Bridge. 我们这两位朋友在桥上从人群中穿过，慢慢地往前走。 来自辞典例句

11 authoritarianism   

权力主义，独裁主义

参考例句：

• Modern authoritarianism is a vestige of traditional personal rule. 现代独裁主义则是传统的个人统治的残余。
• In its latter days it was a byword for authoritarianism, incompetence, and corruption. 在后期，它是独裁、无能和腐化的代号。

12 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

13 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 annulled   

v.宣告无效( annul的过去式和过去分词 )；取消；使消失；抹去

参考例句：

• Their marriage was annulled after just six months. 他们的婚姻仅过半年就宣告取消。
• Many laws made by the former regime have been annulled. 前政权制定的许多法律被宣布无效。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 squeaked   

v.短促地尖叫( squeak的过去式和过去分词 )；吱吱叫；告密；充当告密者

参考例句：

• The radio squeaked five. 收音机里嘟嘟地发出五点钟报时讯号。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Amy's shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor. 埃米走过走廊时，鞋子踩在地砖上嘎吱作响。 来自辞典例句

16 thwart   

v.阻挠，妨碍，反对；adj.横(断的)

参考例句：

• We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
• I don't think that will thwart our purposes.我认为那不会使我们的目的受到挫折。