Why he did so is difficult to determine: quite plausibly, some combination of Lula’s realism, his reaction to stock-market declines attributed to his chances of being elected, and campaign donations was at work.
Mais un consensus s'est formé au Brésil selon lequel un parti de gauche ne peut ni gagner ni gouverner avec les idées de la gauche dure. Or l'élection de Lula n'a pas entamé ce consensus.