Brazil's Lula Launches Fourth Term Bid as Trump Looms over Campaign
Lula is seeking a fourth term while trade disputes with the United States and corruption probes shape a race he says is about Brazilian sovereignty.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula will launch his seventh presidential bid at a Worker's Party convention in Sao Paulo, seeking a fourth term as Brazil's leader.
- Staring down a renewed trade war, Lula has built his reelection strategy around defending Brazilian sovereignty, with the United States imposing tariffs that Brasilia denies.
- Datafolha polling shows 48 percent of voters support Lula in a second round, while his main rival, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, polls at 43 percent despite scandals.
- Authorities opened a probe this week into Lula's son, nicknamed "Lulinha," suspected of corruption and influence peddling, while Flavio Bolsonaro faces scrutiny regarding film funding.
- Tens of millions of Brazilians live in neighborhoods controlled by organized crime, while families complain about cost of living as the fiscal deficit worsens.
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Radio France Internationale
Brazil's Lula launches fourth term bid as Trump looms over campaign
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist titan of Latin American politics who is loved and despised in near-equal measure in Brazil, will launch his seventh bid for the presidency at a convention of his Worker's Party (PT) in Sao Paulo. The former metalworker and unionist made a dramatic comeback when he returned to power three years ago after a stint in jail on corruption charges that were later dismissed, and two previous terms from 2003-2010. He …
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayAt 80, Lula seeks fourth term as Trump’s shadow looms over Brazil presidential race
SAO PAULO, Aug 2 — At 80, President Lula on Sunday launches his bid for re-election, casting himself as a defender of Brazil’s “sovereignty” as pressure from Donald Trump’s administration casts a shadow over the campaign.Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist titan of Latin American politics who is loved and despised in near-equal measure in Brazil, will launch his seventh bid for the presidency at a convention of his Worker’s Party (PT) in Sao Pa…
In Brazil, head of state Lula da Silva wants to be nominated as presidential candidate again.
Returning to power in 2023 after the first two terms (2003-2010), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be placed as a candidate at a convention of his Workers' Party in Sao Paulo, the economic capital of Latin America's first power. Candidate for the seventh time in his long career, the former worker and trade union leader, a dominant figure in Brazilian politics of recent decades, will run for a fourth term against Flavio Bolsonaro. This 45-year-old …
The president will be officialized this Sunday as a leader of the Workers’ Party for the October elections. He will seek an unprecedented fourth non-consecutive term in the middle of a favorable scenario in the polls and with the divided opposition.
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