For his seventh election campaign, Brazil's president focuses on sovereignty

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Le président brésilien Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva lors du congrès national du Parti des travailleurs à Sao Paulo au Brésil, le 2 août 2026. © Miguel Schincariol, AFP 01:43 Issued on: 03/08/2026 - 11:43Modified: 03/08/2026 - 11:52 In Brazil, President Lula has officially kicked off his re-election campaign, seeking a fourth term in October's vote. While recent polling puts him ahead of far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, after decades on the political stage, he now faces a battle against voter fatigue. It's a campaign centred around Brazil’s sovereignty—a message that resonates with his supporters as the country contends with new tariffs imposed by the U.S. administration. Keywords for this article