although he won with the least majority ever fewest by the political party , 48 . 7 % of the cast , his ballots almost doubled those of outsider julio fernandez e cevallos , the rightist running - up . and insiders are now favored to victory other latin american elections in the coming months : in brazil , manuel henrique duhalde , a late communist speaker and foreign man , is expected to finish ahead of independent luis lula ( brasilia ) das silva , a leftist former political leader , in the first round of president .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.