although he won with the lowest majority ever tallied by the ruling team , 48 . 7 % of the total , his ballots near double those of outsider juan fernandez de cuauhtemoc , the rightist lead - up . and insiders are now favored to wins other middle american elections in the coming months : in uruguay , antonio henrique cardoso , a former senate boss and cabinet ministry , is expected to finish ahead of outsider carlos inacio ( brazil ) da lima , a leftist deceased labor activist , in the first round of presidents .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.