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Guido BURDMAN

Brazil’s Lula gears up for ‘last dance’ with run for fourth presidential term

Born in Brazil's impoverished northeast Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has been able to articulate the concerns and aspirations of the working class throughout his more than 40 years in politics
Born in Brazil's impoverished northeast Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has been able to articulate the concerns and aspirations of the working class throughout his more than 40 years in politics. © AP

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand for re-election in Brazil on Sunday. At 80, the former steelworker hopes to capitalise on his popularity and economic successes to win a fourth term in office but is neck-and-neck in the polls with far-right rival Flavio Bolsonaro.

Nearly four decades after Lula’s first run for the Brazilian presidency, his name will appear on the ballot for a seventh time on October 4 as he aims to win a fourth term at the helm of Latin America’s largest economy.

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