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Spanish to English: Lula: Entre las elites y los movimientos
Source text - Spanish Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ganó en la segunda vuelta, el 29 de octubre, con más del 60% de los votos. Una gran parte de los brasileños, incluyendo a algunos críticos de izquierda, creen que el segundo gobierno Lula (2007-2010) será más desarrollista que el primero, estará menos orientado a seguir las pautas del mercado y será más cercano a los movimientos sociales.
Los datos son claros: los pobres, los negros y los que tienen menos años de escolarización le han dado la victoria a Lula. Las clases medias, las elites, los universitarios y los blancos votaron por Geraldo Alckmin, el candidato de la socialdemocracia y la derecha tradicional. En términos geográficos, la división del país fue también muy clara.
Los primeros cuatro años de Lula significaron un cambio radical en las preferencias de la población, en gran medida porque las políticas sociales han estado dirigidas a los más pobres y algunas reformas castigaron a las capas medias y a los trabajadores. Pero las incógnitas acerca de cómo será el segundo gobierno de Lula comenzarán a develarse en las próximas semanas, cuando se conozca la integración del nuevo gabinete. La puja principal se desarrolla en la economía, donde existen por lo menos dos tendencias contrapuestas. El escenario político brasileño registra una fuerte rivalidad entre las elites y los movimientos sociales, cuyo resultado marcará la pauta que seguirá el principal país de la región.
Author: Raul Zibechi
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Translation - English On Oct. 29, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the second round of Brazil's presidential elections with more than 60% of the vote. A large portion of Brazilians, including several leftwing critics, believe that Lula's second term (2007-2010) will center more on development than the first term, model itself less after the demands of the market, and move closer to the social movements.
The facts are clear: the poor, the black, and those with less education won Lula the presidency. The middle class, elite, academics, and the white voted for Geraldo Alckmin, the social democracy candidate who represents the traditional right. In geographical terms, the division was equally clear.
The first four years of Lula's administration created a radical change in the population's voting preference, in large part because social policies have favored the poorest while several reforms have marginalized the middle and working classes. But the unknowns surrounding Lula's next administration will become clear over the next few weeks as he announces his cabinet. The primary struggle is over the economy, where there are at least two opposing forces. Brazil's political scene is marked by a strong rivalry between the elite class and social movements, the results of which will set the course for South America's largest country.
Author: Raul Zibechi
Translator: Nick Henry, IRC
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My specialties are free trade, economics, international affairs, and anything related to physics. I'm also very familiar with the colloquial Spanish of Mexico.
- Received bachelor's degree in physics from Lewis & Clark College, in Portland, Oregon in 2004.
- Studied abroad in the Dominican Republic and have lived on and off in Mexico, starting at the age of 10.
- Translated texts dealing with agriculture and business for a non-profit group of small farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2004 and 2005.
- Currently translate documents on free trade, South American relations, and international economics for a non-profit think tank.
- Very detail-oriented, excellent writer.
In spite of studying science, one of my interests has always been language and writing. I am very detail-oriented and perfectionistic, which means I will always do a good job.
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