To the Brazilian far-left, Lula is a centrist. It makes sense, considering how he is always willing to compromise with the right, as long as Brazilian spending power improves. He makes concessions to a semi-nazi military, to evangelicals nuts, and to neoliberal groups all the time. That is both necessary and infuriating. But how left Lula is quite debatable. He is definitely not a socialist or a communist. He is more aligned with Nacional Desenvolvimentismo, which lets the rich run wild, as long as the poor are fed. I do like him, but being his elector is frustrating. - Luiz_N