What Lula's return in Brazil means for Asia

Champion of BRICS and Global South faces new risks and opportunities

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Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, preparing to inherit a long list of domestic and international challenges, attends a news conference in Brasilia on Dec. 9. © Reuters

JAMES HAND-CUKIERMAN, Assistant politics & economy news editor

TOKYO -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to be sworn in as Brazil's president for the third time on Sunday, Brasilia time, capping a remarkable political comeback that is likely to reverberate in Asia.

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