Brazil’s Lula launches fourth-term bid, focuses on national sovereignty

Lula has sought to use the Bolsonaro family’s relationship with Trump to cast the election as a choice between national independence and submission to foreign interests.By Al Jazeera, AFP and APPublished On 2 Aug 20262 Aug 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has formally launched his campaign for a fourth term.On Sunday, Workers’ Party supporters filled a Sao Paulo convention centre with red flags and chants of “Lula” as the 80-year-old politician – who returned to power in 2023 after serving two previous terms from 2003 to 2010 – announced that he was running for the presidency for a seventh time.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Don’t meddle’: Lula calls on Trump to stay out of Brazil’s electionslist 2 of 4Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to delay tariffs on Brazil until after electionlist 3 of 4Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decadelist 4 of 4Brazil court bars Bolsonaro’s son from visiting ex-president for 90 daysend of listHe told supporters that, should he win the October election, it would be his final term.Lula speaks during the Workers’ Party national convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 2, 2026 [Miguel Schincariol/AFP...