The peaceful transition of power from Cardoso to his main opposition leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006), was seen as proof that Brazil had achieved a long-sought political stability.
A transición pacífica de poder cara ao seu principal opositor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, elixido en 2002 e reelixido en 2006, mostrou que o Brasil finalmente conseguiu alcanzar a súa procurada estabilidade política.