” “President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been re-elected with 60.8% of votes on the second round of elections that took place in Brazil yesterday. In his thank-you speech, Lula promised "the poor will have priority". The Bishops of the Brazilian Bishops Conference (Cnbb) have not made an official statement yet, but in the document published yesterday about the Elections 2006 they list a few challenges, first and foremost the fight against poverty and inequality: "While improvements can be seen in some social areas and even for the poorer ones they write , the concentration of the production of wealth in the hands of the few is increasing… This is a long-standing situation. It is not the result of the public policies of the current leaders". According to the Brazilian Bishops, for a new "project of nation" there will be the need, among other things, to revise the Brazilian economic model; increase job opportunities; strengthen the policies for the defence of life; democratise access to the land; protect the environment and the Amazon region". Praise for Lula’s re-election also comes from the missionary world: the agency Misna sums up, in a comment about the double electoral results in Brazil and Congo, that "the South of the world has voted for a better future".” “
