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Lula Launches Seventh Presidential Campaign as Bolsonaro Barred

8/16/2026

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will launch his seventh presidential campaign at Vila Euclides stadium on Sunday.
Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year jail sentence allows his son Flávio to run while polls show Lula ahead and U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs, revokes Brazil’s ambassador visa, and endorses Flávio.
Former editor Ademir Medici recalled the 1979 São Bernardo strikes and warned Lula would be booed, while poet Dalila Teles Veras called him a “once-in-a-century” leader.

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will launch his seventh presidential campaign at Vila Euclides stadium on Sunday.
Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year jail sentence allows his son Flávio to run while polls show Lula ahead and U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs, revokes Brazil’s ambassador visa, and endorses Flávio.
Former editor Ademir Medici recalled the 1979 São Bernardo strikes and warned Lula would be booed, while poet Dalila Teles Veras called him a “once-in-a-century” leader.