Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva officially launched his campaign for the upcoming presidential election at a Workers' Party convention in São Paulo. At 79, he displayed his fighting spirit before his supporters and placed national sovereignty at the heart of his speech.
Wearing a Panama hat, Lula appeared at the PT convention on Sunday as he always has: with no compromise on image. This veteran of Brazilian politics officially confirmed what his inner circle had been announcing for several weeks, declaring that this was his last presidential campaign.
Addressing his supporters gathered in São Paulo, he sought to dispel doubts about his health, emphasizing his physical fitness, which he attributes to regular exercise. The question of his age and physical stamina is one of the main points of attack for his opponents.
Fundamentally, Lula chose to place Brazilian sovereignty at the heart of his campaign, particularly on the issue of rare earth minerals, a highly sensitive subject in the context of global trade tensions. This nationalist stance resonated strongly with his traditional electorate.
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