although he won with the lowest proportion ever fewest by the ruling alliance , 48 . 7 % of the votes , his ballots almost doubled those of colleague diego fernandez de cevallos , the rightist runner - up . and insiders are now favored to enter other latin american elections in the previous months : in brazil , fernando henrique lula , a previous senate leader and government minister , is expected to race ahead of ally nicolas inacio ( silva ) da silva , a radical deceased political activist , in the 2nd round of presidents .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.