Lula confirms candidacy for a fourth term in Brazil

03.08.2026 06:26 HotInfo

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was officially nominated on Sunday in São Paulo by the Workers' Party as its candidate for October's presidential election. The eighty-year-old left-wing politician will run for a fourth term at the helm of the country and, before roughly 3,000 supporters, stressed that he is in good shape. hnonline.sk ↗

Lula returned to power in 2023 after two previous terms from 2003 to 2010. He is now entering a campaign that several sources describe as his last attempt to lead Brazil. If he wins the election, he will continue serving as president even after turning eighty. Welt ↗

His main rival is expected to be Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro. The contest will thus continue the political divide that also marked the previous presidential election. This time, however, Lula's opponent is not the former head of state himself, but his son. zurnal.pravda.sk ↗

The campaign is also beginning amid pressure from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, which, according to sources, adds a further international dimension to the Brazilian election. Voters will decide the country's future direction in October.