At the end of this term, in December 2026, the president () will be 81 years old and will be the oldest to leave command of the country in the history of the Brazilian Republic. The PT member approaches the milestone amid .
At 79 years old, Lula is already the oldest person to occupy the Palácio do Planalto. Previously, the person who held the title was (), who took over after (PT) and governed the country until 2018, at the time aged 78.
At the other end of the age spectrum, (then in the PRN), who fell amid an impeachment process in 1992, he remains the youngest to end a presidential term in Brazil, at 43 years old.
Holding the Presidency for the third time, Lula was born on October 27, 1945 in Garanhuns, in the interior of Pernambuco. He ended his first term, in 2006, at the age of 61, and left office in 2010, at the end of the second term, at the age of 65.
Lula’s health could be the subject of debate in the next elections.
The president had one. The episode led him, months later, to undergo an operation, leaving him hospitalized for a few days.
In this year’s elections in the United States, he was replaced by after being the target of questions about his health and ability to lead the country in a new term.
the Brazilian president states that “governing is not playing football, governing is not playing sports, in other words, it is not the problem of youth that will solve the problem of governance”.
Lula has been repeating throughout his term that he is in good health and . The PT member states on several occasions that .
One of Lula’s closest politicians, the senator (PT-BA) said, a few days ago, that the president “is a very well-preserved guy” for 79 years old. He also stated that, if he decides to run again, the health issue will not be a problem.
Behind Lula and Temer based on age criteria at the end of the term, are the former presidents (72 years old), Ernesto Geisel (71 years old) and (71 years old).
