It was a chilling scene for Paraguayans to watch on television armed Brazilian troops occupying the “Friendship Bridge” separating the two countries.

Landless peasants see President Fernando Lugo as their best chance in decades to help them win back land for small-scale cultivation.

The election of Fernando Lugo was a dramatic break with the past for a country that is hamstrung by inequality and poverty.

The election of Fernando Lugo was a dramatic break with the past for a country that is hamstrung by inequality and poverty.

The election of Fernando Lugo, known as ?the bishop of the poor,? was a dramatic break with the past for a country that is hamstrung by inequality and poverty.

Before giving Fernando Lugo, a former Roman Catholic bishop, a stunning victory at the polls on Sunday, Paraguayans had lived more than 60 years under one-party rule.

A former Roman Catholic bishop and self-styled champion of the poor on Sunday broke the 62-year grip on the presidency by the ruling party, the longest-serving political party in the world.

A former Roman Catholic bishop and self-styled champion of the poor on Sunday broke the 62-year grip on the presidency by the ruling party, the longest-serving political party in the world.

A former Roman Catholic bishop and self-styled champion of the poor on Sunday broke the 62-year grip on the presidency by the ruling party here.

The ruling-party candidate in Paraguay’s presidential election has conceded to defeat, signaling the end of six decades of one-party rule and handing victory to former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo.