August 17, 2026 12:51 PM
Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched his final reelection campaign on Sunday from a storied stadium where he stood on a table to address some 60,000 striking metalworkers in 1979 without a sound system. The homecoming in the "May 1" stadium in Sao Bernardo do Campo, a once-thriving factory city on Sao Paulo's industrial outskirts, is a tribute to the labor movement that eventually propelled Lula from factory worker to Brazil's first working-class president. "I thank the work...
