Brazil’s Gen Z Surprise: How a Youth Surge Rescued Lula
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A massive social media campaign drove an unprecedented surge in young voter turnout, helping Brazil’s incumbent president overturn what looked like a likely defeat against his far-right rival. Anaïs Fléchet, a historian specializing in Brazil, explains the shift in an interview with Le Monde. The spontaneous mobilization of Gen Z surprised even the leaders of Lula’s Workers’ Party.