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Chavez Vs. Lula: Two distinct approaches to poverty reduction in Latin America

By Andrew Sownie & Whitney Eulich

Chávez vs Lula: Two distinct approaches to poverty reduction in Latin America

Both Chávez in Venezuela and Lula in Brazil dramatically reshaped their societies, reducing inequality to their lowest levels in decades. But they went about it in very different ways.

By Andrew Downie, Correspondent, Whitney Eulich, Staff writer / March 7, 2013

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, left, speaks to Brazil's President Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva during a ceremony at the Suape Harbor Industrial Complex in the northeastern city of Recife, Brazil, in this Dec. 2005 file photo. Both Chávez and Lula dramatically reshaped their societies, reducing inequality to its lowest level in decades.

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In Pictures: Hugo Chavez: A life in pictures

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Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Boston

For those with merely a passing interest in Latin American politics, just 10 years ago it was easy to see Brazil and Venezuela as identical tropical states with charismatic presidents leading their countries toward socialism.

In Pictures: Hugo Chavez: A life in pictures

Chávez vs Lula: Two distinct approaches to poverty reduction in Latin America

Both Chávez in Venezuela and Lula in Brazil dramatically reshaped their societies, reducing inequality to their lowest levels in decades. But they went about it in very different ways.

Hugo Chávez 101: a quiz about Venezuela&apos;s president

Hugo Chávez 101: a quiz about Venezuela's president