"Brazil to Swing to the Left in Break with History

By REUTERS

Filed at 10:30 a.m. ET

BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - In a vital test for its young democracy, Brazil is poised for a dramatic shift to the left in Sunday's election just as Latin America's largest economy faces its most trying times in years.

For Brazil's 170 million people, the widely-expected victory of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the left-wing Workers Party marks a juncture in history that could be described as almost revolutionary."