when he won with the lowest majority first tallied by the communist group , 48 . 7 % of the vote , his ballots almost doubled those of newcomers nicolas rodriguez de cevallos , the centrist runner - up . and detractors are now favored to win other latin american elections in the coming months : in brazil , fernando cardoso cardoso , a deposed assembly leader and cabinet minister , is projected to come ahead of newcomers luis inacio ( lula ) da silva , a radical former labor leader , in the first round of president .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.