International: Brasiliens Präsident Lula startet Wahlkampf für Wiederwahl
Der Amtsinhaber stellt sich im Oktober erneut zur Wahl als Präsident Brasiliens. In seinem Wahlkampf setzt er auf Entlastungen und mehr Rechte für Beschäftigte.
Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially launched his re-election campaign in front of approximately 20,000 supporters of his Workers' Party (PT) at a stadium in the industrial city of Sao Bernardo do Campo. The event took place five decades after Lula's early days as a labor union activist.
Addressing the crowd, Lula expressed gratitude to the country's workers, stating, "I thank the workers and workers of this nation who, at some point, believed that someone like them could do more for them than someone who is different." However, Lula faces a challenge in winning over a new generation of workers who primarily work digitally and through apps. These modern workers have little connection to the traditional unions that once formed the backbone of his party.
Recent statistics show that employment in regular employment contracts dropped to 38.2 percent by December, while the number of workers employed through digital platforms rose by 170 percent from 2015 to 2025, reaching an estimated 2.1 million. The membership of labor unions has also nearly halved in the last decade, standing at 8.9 percent. Lula indicated that his party must adapt to this changing work landscape.
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