You can criticise Lula’s record, his promises and his compromises. Supporting a democratic outcome doesn’t mean giving him a blank cheque.

For at least thirty years, democracies governed by parties of different political colours have struggled to address inequality, failing public services and political distrust. Those failures deserve scrutiny; calling them “communism” explains nothing.

Brazil is a capitalist country with a multiparty political system. Whatever you think of Lula, his presidency does not make it communist.

My post explicitly said people could be clear-eyed about Lula while mobilising to defend democracy. Those positions are perfectly compatible. And if you have specific evidence of electoral irregularities, present it: allegations need more than distrust to become facts.