President states that the “people of this country suffer” and that it is the “humble” people who need the government
The president (PT) said, this Tuesday (June 23, 2026), that he did not run for president to “do things for rich people”. According to the PT member, “those who need the government are humble people, the middle class and workers from all professional categories”.
Lula also said he knew that “the people of this country suffer”. The statements were made during , in Rio de Janeiro.
This will be 7th time what Lula –in 2018, he announced his candidacy, but was blocked by the TSE (Superior Electoral Court). If elected, he will serve his 4th term as head of the Brazilian Executive and, at the end of the 4 years, he will be 85 years old.
In 2026, the PT member’s main opponent is the senator and son of the former president (PL), (PL-RJ). Recent surveys show the current president’s favoritism to the detriment of Flávio. DataFolha survey, released on June 20, shows that Lula has . The difference is 4 percentage points.
LULA IN RIVER
The president completed an extensive agenda in Rio de Janeiro on Monday (June 22) and this Tuesday (Jun 23).
On Monday (June 22), he signed the State’s membership in Propag (Program for Full Payment of State Debts), participated in the ceremony for the 74th anniversary of BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development), announced investments in favelas in the capital of Rio de Janeiro and attended the awards ceremony for the 20th OBMEP (Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools).
This Tuesday (June 23), he participated in announcements of deliveries to Nova Serra das Araras. Afterwards, he embarked for São Paulo.
