There is hope against Trumpism and the global far-right. An 80-year-old man, who will turn 81 this Tuesday, has proven it against all odds. The victory, this Sunday, in the Brazilian presidential elections for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been received by global social democracy and also by liberal democrats as a red-hot iron to hold onto in the face of the ultra-right push radiating from the White House, the MAGA movement, and the social networks at its service.