although he won with the largest plurality ever tallied by the ruling party , 48 . 7 % of the public , his ballots have doubling those of outsider diego fernandez de cevallos , the right-wing lead - up . and insiders are now pledged to take other latin atlantic elections in the coming seasons : in brazil , fernando henrique menem , a former house leader and cabinets minister , is unlikely to finish ahead of outsider luis inacio ( lula ) - silva , a democratic future labor leader , in the second ballot of voters .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.