Former president
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's presidential campaign was officially approved on 21 July 2022 in
São Paulo.[1] His running mate is former Governor of São Paulo
Geraldo Alckmin.[2] Lula was elected in
2002 for the first term and re-elected in
2006 for the second term and is a candidate for tri-election for the third term, after his successors, former president
Dilma Rousseff, having been elected in
2010 for the first term and re-elected in
2014 for the second term and former mayor of
São Paulo,
Fernando Haddad, having been defeated in
2018.
Pre-candidacy
On 20 May 2021, in an interview to French magazine Paris Match, Lula confirmed that he was pre-candidate for the next year elections.[3][4]
The Workers' Party approved on 21 July 2022 the candidacy of former President Lula in the party's national convention. Lula will run for President for the sixth time, his third term and the first candidate for President member of a partisan federation. This modality of alliance was created in 2021.[7]
Political positions
Abortion
On 4 April 2022, having said "madam can get an abortion in Paris, go to Berlin, look for a good clinic", and openly defended that "'it should be made a public health issue and everyone has the right".[8] In a letter to
Brazilian evangelicals, Lula stated that he is "personally against abortion," but that abortion policy "is not an issue to be decided by the President of the Republic, but by Congress".[9]
Education
On 21 October 2022, Lula promised the return of the government funding for private university students.[10]
Environment
In his first days of government, Lula will seek to convene an international climate conference in Brazil with other global leaders, to regain trust in the face of global public and political opinion, and to present his new plans for the protection of the
Amazon rainforest, as the return of the
Amazon Fund, of approximately $3 billion
reais together with Germany and
Norway.[11]
Foreign policy
On 29 October 2022, in an article written for the French newspaper Le Monde, Lula said that Brazil will return to its leading role in the international stage, especially in the fields of the
environment and
renewable energies, Lula will also continue to claim a permanent seat for Brazil in the
UN Security Council.[12] In his government program, Lula reinforced the return of cooperation with the nations of Latin America, the
Caribbean and Africa, in addition to strengthening the relationship with
Mercosur,
Unasur,
Celac and the
BRICS.[13]
He will also seek to formalize a Brazil-
European Union strategic partnership, to serve as a counterweight to a "possible new cold war" between the United States and China.[12]
Health
On 17 October 2022, Lula promised to reinforce the budget of the
Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Unified Health System, known as
SUS, in addition to reduce to zero the queues for consultations and exams, affected by the pressure caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[14]
Infrastructure
On 10 September 2022, Lula promised the return of the
Growth Acceleration Program, better known as PAC, and the Minha Casa Minha Vida program, to accelerate economic growth and creation of jobs through public investment.[15]
Former president
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's presidential campaign was officially approved on 21 July 2022 in
São Paulo.[1] His running mate is former Governor of São Paulo
Geraldo Alckmin.[2] Lula was elected in
2002 for the first term and re-elected in
2006 for the second term and is a candidate for tri-election for the third term, after his successors, former president
Dilma Rousseff, having been elected in
2010 for the first term and re-elected in
2014 for the second term and former mayor of
São Paulo,
Fernando Haddad, having been defeated in
2018.
Pre-candidacy
On 20 May 2021, in an interview to French magazine Paris Match, Lula confirmed that he was pre-candidate for the next year elections.[3][4]
The Workers' Party approved on 21 July 2022 the candidacy of former President Lula in the party's national convention. Lula will run for President for the sixth time, his third term and the first candidate for President member of a partisan federation. This modality of alliance was created in 2021.[7]
Political positions
Abortion
On 4 April 2022, having said "madam can get an abortion in Paris, go to Berlin, look for a good clinic", and openly defended that "'it should be made a public health issue and everyone has the right".[8] In a letter to
Brazilian evangelicals, Lula stated that he is "personally against abortion," but that abortion policy "is not an issue to be decided by the President of the Republic, but by Congress".[9]
Education
On 21 October 2022, Lula promised the return of the government funding for private university students.[10]
Environment
In his first days of government, Lula will seek to convene an international climate conference in Brazil with other global leaders, to regain trust in the face of global public and political opinion, and to present his new plans for the protection of the
Amazon rainforest, as the return of the
Amazon Fund, of approximately $3 billion
reais together with Germany and
Norway.[11]
Foreign policy
On 29 October 2022, in an article written for the French newspaper Le Monde, Lula said that Brazil will return to its leading role in the international stage, especially in the fields of the
environment and
renewable energies, Lula will also continue to claim a permanent seat for Brazil in the
UN Security Council.[12] In his government program, Lula reinforced the return of cooperation with the nations of Latin America, the
Caribbean and Africa, in addition to strengthening the relationship with
Mercosur,
Unasur,
Celac and the
BRICS.[13]
He will also seek to formalize a Brazil-
European Union strategic partnership, to serve as a counterweight to a "possible new cold war" between the United States and China.[12]
Health
On 17 October 2022, Lula promised to reinforce the budget of the
Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Unified Health System, known as
SUS, in addition to reduce to zero the queues for consultations and exams, affected by the pressure caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[14]
Infrastructure
On 10 September 2022, Lula promised the return of the
Growth Acceleration Program, better known as PAC, and the Minha Casa Minha Vida program, to accelerate economic growth and creation of jobs through public investment.[15]