The São Paulo Election's Winner Is a Minas Politician Who Wants to Be Brazil's President

The São Paulo Election's Winner Is a Minas Politician Who Wants to Be Brazil's President

The leading Brazilian politician José Serra received 43 million votes in the presidential election of 2010, but was unable to prevent the little-known Dilma Rousseff - who benefited greatly from the support of her ally and patron, the immensely popular departing president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva - from claiming victory with over 55 million votes.

He also spent time as the city's mayor, in 2005 - but this counts less in his favor, since he left the job after one year out of eagerness to move into the main office of the Palácio dos Bandeirantes, the headquarters of the Paulista governorate.

Sources:
Brazil.com