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Lula Launches Final-Term 2026 Bid, Polls Tight With Bolsonaro

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC · How we work

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Lula, 80, announces fourth-term bid for Oct 4 2026, saying it would be his final term.
Polls show Lula and far-right Flavio Bolsonaro, serving a 27-year coup sentence, neck-and-neck.
Lula adds security upgrades and a crime crackdown to his minimum-wage, Bolsa Família, and investment plans.
Lula called July tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump illegal and pledged deeper ties with China and BRICS.

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Lula, 80, announces fourth-term bid for Oct 4 2026, saying it would be his final term.
Polls show Lula and far-right Flavio Bolsonaro, serving a 27-year coup sentence, neck-and-neck.
Lula adds security upgrades and a crime crackdown to his minimum-wage, Bolsa Família, and investment plans.
Lula called July tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump illegal and pledged deeper ties with China and BRICS.