Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro kick off their presidential campaigns

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil -- Brazil's main presidential election candidates kicked off their campaigns Sunday in their political strongholds ahead of what is expected to be a tight October election. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke to more than 10,000 supporters at the Vila Euclides Stadium outside the city of Sao Paulo — where he rose to political fame 47 years ago as a metalworkers union leader during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship. Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, one of the sons of former conservative President Jair Bolsonaro, gathered with thousands of voters on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. His father, under house arrest following his conviction for an attempted coup, did not attend.Sunday was the first day candidates were allowed to campaign in Brazil.Brazil's president once again said he does not want foreign interference in the country's elections. His allies have accused the U.S. government of seeking to boost Bolsonaro's bid with measures such as raising tariffs on Brazilian exports and revoking the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington.In comments about Brazil's vast reserves of rare minerals, Lula said “no one (abroad) will tap our minerals....