September 20, 2006

Brazilian Elections Heat Up

The main candidate running against Lula this year--Geraldo Alckmin-- looks for all the world like he does not want to win. In all honesty, I have not seen a more lame campaign since Bob Dole ran against Bill Clinton.

That being said, this piece from Reuters surprised me:

Brazil electoral court opens probe against Lula | Sports | Winter Olympics | Reuters.com

BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's electoral court has opened an investigation into the campaign tactics of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that could hurt his chances of an easy victory in the October 1 election.

The court is investigating whether Lula and two senior aides took part in an orchestrated smear campaign against opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin and Jose Serra, the opposition candidate for Sao Paulo state governor.

All the news outlets have been predicting an easy win for Lula. This may change.

Here is another part of the article that grabbed my attention:

Already two Lula advisers and the director of a state-owned bank have stepped down this week over the scandal. One adviser is Lula's personal barbecue chef as well as head of intelligence in his campaign.

Personal barbecue chef AND head of intelligence! How did those two offices get merged into one?

In all seriousness, please be in prayer for my adopted country during this election season. The feeling among believers is that they are "fried" no matter which way they vote. Pray that we would be able to keep in mind that "the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord".

Posted by Andrew on September 20, 2006 9:33 PM.