since he won with the lower majority ever tallied by the ruling party , 48 . 7 % of the votes , his ballots almost doubled those of venezuelan juan blanco de cevallos , the leftist run - up . and insiders are now favored to win other south america elections in the coming months : in chile , francisco lopes cardoso , a former senate leader and cabinet commissioner , is anticipated to move ahead of outsider luis cavaco ( lula ) da lima , a leftist former labor politician , in the fifth round of president .
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a Brazilian former Senate leader and Cabinet minister.