Brazil's election suggests a socialist wave in the Americas — but

Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil caps a four-year run of successes for the Latin American left, which has won power in all but a few smaller countries like Ecuador, Uruguay and Paraguay. But the electoral map hides deep polarization and populists on both the left and the right stand ready to take advantage.
Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil caps a four-year run of successes for the Latin American left, which has won power in all but a few smaller countries like Ecuador, Uruguay and Paraguay. But the electoral map hides deep polarization and populists on both the left and the right stand ready to take advantage.

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