Yves here. We are running this Common Dreams post to acknowledge the importance of Lula’s success over Trump-backed right-winger Flávio Bolsonora and to give readers the opportunity to discuss it before Nick Corbishley weighs in, as I anticipate he will tomorrow. I was not as surprised as some observers might have been. A Brazil-based reader made clear how alarming the prospect of a Bolsonaro-clan return was to many Brazilians, and the resulting intensity of sentiment and organizing to prevent this outcome. Among other things, he sent videos of the many, impressively large pro-Lula rallies across Brazil before voting started.

Many are already pointing out that this win has set back the Trump goal of turning Latin American into captive region. Even though I have been loudly skeptical about BRICS, as in the messaging being well ahead of actual and prospective accomplishments, nevertheless its very existence is deeply disturbing to the Trump regime and imperialists generally.…