# Lula: 80-year-old Brazilian incumbent seeks fourth term

https://mins.news/en/video/85378

- France 24 English, 2026-10-04 13:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzLlP4ndF8

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

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