International: Brazil's President Lula launches election campaign for re-election
The incumbent is running for re-election as President of Brazil in October. In his campaign, he is focusing on tax relief and more rights for employees.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has officially launched his re-election campaign. He addressed around 20,000 supporters of his Workers' Party (PT) at a stadium in Sao Bernardo do Campo, where he had spoken to striking metalworkers in 1979. Lula thanked workers for their support, saying they had believed someone like them could do more for them than someone different.
He faces the challenge of winning over a new generation of digitally-based workers, as traditional unions that formed the backbone of his party now have less relevance. The share of employees in regular jobs fell to 38.2% by December, while platform-based workers rose by 170% to 2.1 million between 2015 and 2025.
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