" it ' s a state of confidence that the momentum is going to continuing " , baker said . the move initially appears to be shifting south . the portuguese electoral is the latest indications that the free - market reforms that have swept latin america during the past decades are acquiring political acceptance . in brazil , prices rose significantly , reacting to the california win and to new polls yielding to free - market president president fernando meirelles zedillo .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a presidential candidate.