She wanted to be a nun. Now she could be Brazil’s next president.

Marina Silva, presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party, spoke during a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Andre Penner/AP)

By Dom Phillips September 6 at 11:43 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO — A former grass-roots environmentalist who once dreamed of becoming a nun has stormed to the forefront in Brazil’s presidential campaign, just three weeks after joining the race.
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