Leonel de Moura Brizola was the PDT's presidential candidate in the brazilian 1989 elections, governor of Rio Grande do Sul in the 50s, and of Rio de Janeiro in the 80s, Brizola is one of the best "could have been" presidents.
In 1989, he narrowly didn't made it to the second turn, with Luís Inácio 'Lula' getting second place by less than 1%. So, what if this 1% went to Brizola instead of Lula?
If he wins the second turn, how would Brizola's goverment be? How would he deal with the inflation? Brizola certainly was no fool despite his populist rethoric and could very well reach a compromise analogue to OTL Plano Real(he tried to ally PMDB's Orestes Quercia in 1994, before settling as Lula's VP), and on top of that, if his goverment is successiful, would he try to instate the reelection amendment? Maybe elect his VP in 1994 and then run again in 1998.
In 1989, he narrowly didn't made it to the second turn, with Luís Inácio 'Lula' getting second place by less than 1%. So, what if this 1% went to Brizola instead of Lula?
If he wins the second turn, how would Brizola's goverment be? How would he deal with the inflation? Brizola certainly was no fool despite his populist rethoric and could very well reach a compromise analogue to OTL Plano Real(he tried to ally PMDB's Orestes Quercia in 1994, before settling as Lula's VP), and on top of that, if his goverment is successiful, would he try to instate the reelection amendment? Maybe elect his VP in 1994 and then run again in 1998.
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