# 80-year-old incumbent Lula seeks fourth term as Brazil votes

https://mins.news/en/item/85374

- France 24, 2026-10-04 13:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/lula-de-silva-80-year-old-incumbent-brazilian-president-seeks-4th-term

> Brazilians began voting Sunday in a closely watched presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters are also choosing lawmakers, senators and governors in a contest that could determine whether Latin America’s largest country follows the rightward regional shift championed by US President Donald Trump.

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