Brazil's Lula Says He Is 'in Great Shape' as He Launches Fourth Term Bid
Lula is running on a sovereignty platform as a Datafolha poll shows him ahead 48% to 43% in a tight race, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Workers' Party formally launched President Lula da Silva's re-election bid at its national convention in São Paulo, with the 80-year-old seeking a fourth term.
- Lula has centered his campaign on defending national sovereignty, criticizing the "Donroe doctrine" pursued by United States President Donald Trump and foreign pressure through customs tariffs.
- A Datafolha poll shows Lula at 48% and challenger Flávio Bolsonaro at 43%, as voters balance solid economic growth against persistent cost-of-living complaints and security concerns.
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate, faces investigations into film funding solicitations, while an inquiry was opened into one of Lula's sons, nicknamed "Lulinha," for alleged corruption.
- Recent election outcomes in Peru and Colombia illustrate a wider right-wing surge across Latin America, complicating the reelection bid for Lula, one of the region's most influential left-wing leaders.
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Lula, 80 years old, formalized his candidacy for the presidency of Brazil at a workers' party ceremony on August 2. Despite his age, he presents himself as a fit candidate, but has to face the challenge of...
Brazil's Workers' Party officially nominates Lula for fourth-term bid
Brazil's ruling Workers' Party (PT) on Sunday officially nominated incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its candidate for the upcoming presidential election as he seeks a fourth term in office.
Sao Paulo., At the age of 80, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared himself yesterday “very whole” by formalizing his candidacy for a fourth and final term in the October elections, over which Donald Trump’s shadow hangs.
The main competitor of the Brazilian President-in-Office is right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of an attempted coup d'état.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was invested on Sunday in Sao Paulo during a convention of his Workers' Party. "I want to fight against old age," launched the outgoing president, assuring that this is his seventh and last candidacy.At 80 years old, the Brazilian left-wing president, Lula, declared himself Sunday "in full shape" by launching his campaign to win a fourth and final term in the October election, on which the shadow of the American Donald …
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