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Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Silva Voted President in Brazil Silva Voted President in Brazil

Monday October 28, 2002 6:00 AM
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Former union boss Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential election runoff by a landslide Sunday, marking a historic shift to the left for Latin America's largest country.
Ruling party candidate Jose Serra conceded defeat, shortly after Silva's Workers Party had declared their candidate the winner.

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Silva's criticism of free-market policies is at odds with Washington. His election could complicate President Bush's goal of creating a hemispheric free-trade zone by 2005. Silva wants the U.S. markets more open to Brazilian orange juice, steel and sugar.

But the Bush administration has been careful not to criticize Silva during the campaign, aware that any comment could be seen as interference.