Brazil’s Lula launches fourth term bid as Trump looms over campaign
The leftist titan of Latin American politics is loved and loathed in near-equal measure as he campaigns on defending Brazilian sovereignty.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has officially launched his bid for a fourth term in office, vowing to defend Brazil's sovereignty as pressure mounts from the United States. Lula, a 80-year-old leftist icon, is seeking re-election with the support of his Workers' Party (PT), which has a history of polarizing the nation.
His main rival is his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro, a former presidential candidate and senator who is allied with the United States, where his father's political ambitions have previously received backing from the Trump administration. The campaign is marked by tensions surrounding the US's trade and tariff policies, as well as ongoing concerns about crime, corruption, and economic challenges.
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- Brazil’s Lula launches fourth-term bid, focuses on national sovereignty aljazeera.com
