Leftist Candidate Takes a Firm Lead in Brazil’s Election

Despite his own strong performance, Mr. da Silva was proving not to have particularly long coattails. Projections indicated that his party was likely to win fewer than one quarter of the seats in Congress and that the current four-party governing coalition would continue to control the legislative branch.

Isso preocupa, mas já é normal no Brasil… o presidente não necessariamente tem maioria no congresso. Esse fenômeno tem uma explicação: falta de identidade partidária. (com PT e, talvez, PFL, sendo excessões)