Under Lula’s stewardship, millions of Brazilians emerged from poverty, and the middle class has become a majority – albeit a small one. Brazil has acquired an international stature worthy of its size and success, though perhaps not of its ambitions.
罗塞芙的主要竞争对手，圣保罗州州长若泽·塞拉没能赢得选民的支持，原因在于其政治观点自相矛盾——例如一方面大肆批评卢拉的外交政策，另一方面却强烈支持其社会政策。有调查显示，在选民支持率上，塞拉落后对手20个百分点。