Summary

When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave his victory speech in late October, he took one hand and held it aloft in tribute to “ our general ,” as his supporters cheered the “warrior of the Brazilian people.” The title was fittingly bestowed on André Janones, the 42-year-old congressman who vigorously mobilized almost 11 million voters as part of Lula’s “digital army,” marking the first time since Brazil’s return to democracy four decades ago that the runner-up surged ahead in the second round of a presidential election.

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