# 'Lula is used to tough bargaining': Campaign pledges meet a right-wing Congress

https://mins.news/en/video/116220

- France 24 English, 2026-10-26 16:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgRWode_yDg

> Christopher Sabatini, head of Chatham House’s Latin America Programme, discusses how Lula reshaped his campaign, mobilised younger voters and used social media to focus on ordinary Brazilians’ economic concerns. He also examines changes in Bolsonarismo and the challenge of fulfilling campaign promises in a right-wing Congress.

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