At 80, President Lula da Silva is once again running for the Brazilian presidency, presenting himself as a defender of the country's "sovereignty" at a time when external pressure exerted by the Trump administration, through the imposition of customs tariffs, is casting a shadow over the campaign.
Lula is one of the most influential left-wing leaders still in office in Latin America, where the right and far right have been steadily gaining ground in successive electoral cycles.
