Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva reacts to the crowd during a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte, capital of the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2006. In spite of a series of corruption scandals which have stained his images, opinion polls show that Lula should win in the first round of the Oct. 1, 2006 election.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva reacts to the crowd during a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte, capital of the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2006. In spite of a series of corruption scandals which have stained his images, opinion polls show that Lula should win in the first round of the Oct. 1, 2006 election.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)