Lula, Brazil’s political titan, races against time
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At 80 he runs for the fourth term. He does so after a career as a trade unionist, successful governments but also corruption scandals, a prison sentence then cancelled, a tumor and an attempted coup
Lula da Silva challenges the passage of time in Brazil after overcoming prison, cancer and severe injuries, so he says he does not think about retirement.
"We can't stop the Earth from turning and the years to pass", philosopher of his raucous voice Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in one of the videos where he staged his physical exercises on social networks. After 12 years in power, the man of the people who became a stateman was running a fourth and final term. He survived the defeats, survived the prison - 580 days in 2018-2019 - and a conviction for corruption. Cancelled for procedural reasons and …
Lula, Brazil’s political titan, races against time
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Shirtless and drenched in sweat on his treadmill, Lula runs. He keeps running. At 80, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the dominant figure in Brazilian politics for four decades, wants to show he still has the energy to win a fourth term in office in October’s election. “You can’t stop the Earth from turning or the years from passing,” Lula muses in his gravely voice in one of the social media videos he shares showcas…
After amassing 12 years in power, the man of the people, transformed into a statesman, seeks a fourth and final term in the presidency of Brazil...
Torse naked on his treadmill, he wants to prove that he still has the energy to govern. At the age of 81, Lula is aiming for a fourth term and swears that he is still in a position to win the... Read more At 81, Lula put it back for a last lap appeared first on Le Singulier.
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