2002 Brazilian general election
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The 2002 Brazilian general election was a landmark national vote in which leftist union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidency, ending years of center-right dominance and marking a major shift in the country’s political landscape.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
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national election ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| electorateType | universal suffrage with compulsory voting for most adults ⓘ |
| firstRoundDate | 2002-10-06 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
2002 Brazilian legislative election
NERFINISHED
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2002 Brazilian presidential election ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Real Plan economic stabilization period ⓘ |
| ideologicalSignificance | victory of a left-wing candidate at national level ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentBeforeElection | Fernando Henrique Cardoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentPartyBeforeElection | Brazilian Social Democracy Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected |
Chamber of Deputies
NERFINISHED
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Federal Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPresidentialCandidates |
Anthony Garotinho
NERFINISHED
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Ciro Gomes NERFINISHED ⓘ José Serra NERFINISHED ⓘ Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| markedPoliticalShift |
end of PSDB-led center-right dominance at federal level
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rise of the Workers' Party to the presidency ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2006 Brazilian general election ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first presidential victory for the Workers' Party
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fourth presidential candidacy of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ⓘ |
| numberOfChamberSeatsContested | 513 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfSenateSeatsContested | 54 ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of Brazil
NERFINISHED
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members of state legislative assemblies ⓘ members of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ members of the Federal District Legislative Chamber ⓘ members of the Federal Senate ⓘ state governors ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Superior Electoral Court of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialRunnerUp | José Serra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialRunnerUpParty | Brazilian Social Democracy Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialRunnerUpPopularVoteShareSecondRound | about 39 percent ⓘ |
| presidentialRunnerUpRunningMate | Rita Camata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialRunnerUpTicket | José Serra–Rita Camata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialWinner | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialWinnerParty | Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialWinnerPopularVoteShareSecondRound | about 61 percent ⓘ |
| presidentialWinnerRunningMate | José Alencar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialWinnerTicket | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva–José Alencar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1998 Brazilian general election ⓘ |
| resultedInPresident | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundDate | 2002-10-27 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2002-10-06 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Fernando Henrique Cardoso second term ⓘ |
| votingSystemPresidential | two-round system ⓘ |
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (as President of Brazil)
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2002 Brazilian general election
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subject surface form:
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva