will be better then we die carnival is good for both hope and despair renato added while laughing and dancing in some ways the election mirrors the presidential election in the united states in 2016 with candidates being compared to the us president and hillary clinton geraldo alckmin filho governor of sao paulo speaks during an interview in new york may 15 2017 misha friedmanbloomberg via getty images geraldo alckmin of the centrist partido da social democracia brasileira or psdb has been compared to clinton while jair bolsonaro of the farright partido social cristao or psc has been dubbed the donald trump of brazil congressman jair bolsonaro prepresidential candidate for the progressive party pp speaks during the veja political summit in sao paulo brazil nov 27 2017 patricia monteirobloomberg via getty images bolsonaro a former military officer during the dictatorship who wants to combat crime by putting an end to gun control laws said he is a threat to the establishment i am a threat to oligarchies i am a threat to the stubbornly corrupt im a threat to those who want to destroy family values told bloomberg news thats the threat i represent the person to beat however if he is allowed to run is luiz inacio lula da silva the charismatic candidate of partido dos trabalhadores or pt who simply goes by lula may be in jail by october though following a questionable money laundering trial former brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva gestures during a campaign rally to launch his presidential candidacy for the upcoming october elections at the worker show more nelson almeidaafpgetty images but the leftleaning pt who compared to lula to the late south african activist and president nelson mandela said it is standing by its candidate we wont give up in the face of this injustice it said