The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) admitted, , that he should be a candidate for re-election in 2026 if there is no other name to face the extreme right.
“I will leave 2026 to think about 2026. There are several parties that support me, I will discuss this very soberly, very seriously”, said Lula when asked if he will be a candidate again in two years, despite his age. He is currently 79 years old.
“So, if the time comes and the parties understand that there is no other candidate to face a person on the extreme right, who is a denialist, who does not believe in medicine, who does not believe in science, obviously I will be ready to face it”, added Lula.
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The interview with the anchor CNN International was recorded the day before, via videoconference, from Palácio do Planalto.
Lula has avoided stating that he will be a candidate for re-election in 2026. In 2022, when he stood up for that year’s election, he said that he intended to serve just one term to recover the country after the former president’s government. Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
The PT member intended, in these first four years, to develop a successor, but so far this has not clearly happened.
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At the same time, polarization continues and the right has shown that it maintains its strength, which was evident in this year’s municipal elections.
Around the president, allies already take it for granted that Lula is the only name capable of adding support to keep Bolsonaro’s group out of power, even with the former president ineligible due to a decision by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
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At another point in the conversation, Lula stated that he will have a respectful relationship with the elected president of the United States, Donald Trumpand expects the same from the American.
In the interview, and defending the inclusion of more countries in the United Nations Security Council.
In his first term, Trump had a government marked by denial regarding climate change and the lack of US participation in global initiatives in favor of sustainability.
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“We all have to take responsibility for maintaining planet Earth. We need to ensure that the planet does not suffer from warming greater than 1.6 degrees. We need to ensure that rivers remain healthy, with clean water. And we need to ensure that the biomes of all countries are preserved”, said Lula.
The President of the Republic highlighted the political, economic and military strength of the USA, which gives the country great responsibility before other nations in the world.
“I believe that President Trump has to think like an inhabitant of planet Earth. And as the commander of the most important and richest country in the world, which has the greatest technology and is best prepared from a military point of view”, added Lula.
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US elections
Donald Trump, who governed the USA between 2017 and 2021, was elected for a new term after defeating the current vice-president, Kamala Harris, of the Democratic Party, in last Tuesday’s elections (5).
The former president finished ahead of his opponent in both the Electoral College and the popular vote. In his government, from 2025 onwards, he will have a Republican Party majority in the Senate and, probably, also in the Chamber.
According to the latest updates, Trump had obtained 295 delegates in the Electoral College – 270 were needed. The current vice president, Kamala Harris, from the Democratic Party, had 226.
(Com Reuters)
