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Brazil's Lula Turns to Bad Bunny Tune to Criticise Trump Ahead of Polls

"They want to take the river, and the beach too. They want the rare earth minerals," goes the reworked Portuguese version of "Lo que le paso a Hawaii" (What Happened to Hawaii) by Bad Bunny, posted by Lula on his social media accounts. Brazilians will vote in a nail-biting first-round presidential election on Sunday, pitting Lula, 80, against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro. Lula has made sov…

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Bad Bunny makes the world dance, he also inspires Lula: the Brazilian president, candidate for his re-election on Sunday, defends the sovereignty of his country against the United States on an air of Puerto Rican star, critic of Donald Trump.

·Montreal, Canada
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Lula, 80, will contest on Sunday the first round of the elections in which he seeks his fourth term, in front of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former ultra-right president Jair Bolsonaro. The contest takes place in the middle of a wave of elections of conservative leaders in the region under the influence of Donald Trump, ally of Jair Bolsonaro. The leftist president published on his social networks a free adaptation to Portuguese of "What ha…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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A song by Bad Bunny, originally associated with Puerto Rico’s identity and history, arrived on the electoral stage in Brazil after the artist’s team authorized its use by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential campaign. The theme chosen was “Lo Que Le Paso a Hawaii”, included in the album “Dien Tirar Más Fotos”, whose melody was preserved for a video broadcast on social networks.

·Warsaw, Poland
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Latin American Summary, September 29, 2026. The leftist president published on his social networks a free adaptation to the Portuguese of "What happened to Hawaii", by Bad Bunny, an artist who has been criticized by Trump. Screenshot of promotional video by Lula "They want to take the river, and also the beach, [...] La entrada Brasil. Lula defends sovereignty to the rhythm of Bad Bunny days after the elections was first published in Latin Ameri…

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