Along with the progressive forces globally, we expect that victory, which we frame in the fight against the extreme right, the parliamentarian for the department of Val-de-Marne told Prensa Latina regarding the appointment to the October elections.

Cohen, who is also the president of the France-Brazil Friendship Group at the Senate, called to be vigilant to face the danger that sectors interested in preventing the former president from returning to the Planalto Palace, from where he governed Brazil between 2003 and 2010.

According to Cohen, the presidential elections in Brazil should take place “under good conditions and with international observers.” Brazil will hold its presidential elections on October 2, elections for which the polls reflect Lula’s advantage in vote intentions.

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