# Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth-term bid as Flávio Bolsonaro challenges him

https://mins.news/en/item/23626

- The Guardian, 2026-08-16 18:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/lula-brazil-president-fourth-term-jair-flavio-bolsonaro

> Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has begun seeking a historic fourth term, promising to keep the right from returning to power. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, has also launched his campaign, saying he will fight “this system”. Polls show Lula narrowly ahead in a likely runoff.

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