I know next to nothing about Brazilian politics so I don’t think I can comment much about this, but I must say it’s quite a relief that Lula De Silva appears to have beaten Jiar Bolsonaro in the election there. From what I hear of Bolsonaro, he’s a complete right-wing nutcase who makes Donald Trump look sane: his continued presidency would have been a total disaster for Brazil and indeed the entire world, given how much we all depend on the Brazilian rainforest, both biologically and economically. Perhaps with a more sensible head leading it, Brazil can get back onto a more worldly, wiser path. I must say too how happy I am for my cousins who live in Brazil, as well as my good friend Paulo who comes from there too. Globally I think this is a step in the right direction, one which we all needed badly. Mind you, the fact that Bolsonaro is yet to concede defeat might be a cause for concern – he might do a Trump, refuse to admit he has lost, and cling to power until the very last.