# Lula and Bolsonaro’s son launch rival bids for Brazil presidency

https://mins.news/en/item/24253

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-17 14:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/17/lula-and-bolsonaros-son-launch-rival-bids-for-brazil-presidency?traffic_source=rss

> Brazil’s presidential race has officially begun, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeking a fourth term against Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of the country’s jailed former president.

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