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...Those campaigns appear to be making headway. In an Ibope poll taken earlier this month, 9% of respondents planned to annul their vote for president, making it the third most popular option behind incumbent President Lula and his main rival, Geraldo Alckmin of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB). In races for state governor the annulment option was even more popular, with 13% in Sao Paulo and 17% in Rio de Janeiro saying they would vote for none of the declared candidates. And although there are few polls available for parliamentary elections, voters and analysts expect the percentage of annulments...
...Since taking office in 2003, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to tackle both Brazil's security malaise and the inexcusable social conditions that have bred the gang violence. His opponent in the upcoming October election, former Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin, has boasted the state had triumphed over organized crime. The Sao Paulo crisis is likely to shine the spotlight on both their records."You can't say the PCC want to benefit one candidate or another, but there 's no doubt that they are smart and well-informed and that they know authorities are more vulnerable...
...Lula doesn't need that much charisma to stand out against his main opponent, the former Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin, a dull technocrat jokingly said to have all the appeal of the chuchu, a tasteless vegetable. If Alckmin loses it will probably be more because of who he is than for what he might do. And it will probably be in spite of what Lula's party has done...
...National Intergration, Ciro Gomes. Polls taken last month showed the Mayor of Sao Paulo, the centrist Jose Serra, beating Lula in a multi-candidate matchup. However, Serra is a notriously poor campaigner and he has been mayor for only a year. The governor of Sao Paulo state, Geraldo Alckmin, is another potential contender but he is not yet well known outside of his state. At this point, however, the Brazilian electorate appears to be sick of politicians and the race is a complete toss-up. -By Andrew Downie/Rio de Janeiro...