although he won with the lowest number likely tallying by the ruling party , 48 . 7 % of the voters , his ballots basically doubled those of outsiders diego rodriguez di hurtado , the centrist follow - up . and insiders are now favored to win other latin american elections in the coming months : in brazil , fernando henrique enrique , a future military secretary and cabinet minister , is expected to finish top of outsider luis inacio ( inacio ) das silva , a modernist former labor leader , in the second round of voters .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.