February 3, 2023, 9:28 AM
February 3, 2023, 9:28 AM
He President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaadmitted on Thursday (02.02.2023) the possibility of attempting his re-election in 2026, when he will be 81 years old, in case he is in good health, after having said during the electoral campaign that he would only serve a four-year term.
“If the time comes and we are in a delicate situation and I am in good health, I can (dispute the re-election),” said the progressive leader in an interview he gave to RedeTV television, which will be broadcast in its entirety on Thursday night and of which some advances were offered on social networks.
The head of state He clarified that initially he intends to fulfill his purpose of only exercising the term for which he was elected until 2026, but that, depending on the conditions, he would aspire to another four-year term, until 2030, when he will be 85 years old.
50 years of political life
“If I could tell you now, I would tell you: ‘I will not be a candidate in 2026’. I will be 81 years old. I need to take advantage of my life a little because I have 50 years of political life. That is what I would tell you now,” said Lula da Silva, who took up her third term on January 1.
The Brazilian president clarified that, in case the country is in a delicate situation, he can try for re-election depending on his health, because “I can only be a candidate if I am in perfect health at 81 years of age and with energy of 40 and desire 30”.
His statements contradict those he made during the entire electoral campaign last year.or, in which he insisted that, due to his age, all Brazilians know that he only aspires to one mandate and that no one can claim to be re-elected at 81 years of age.
“If they elect me, he will be president for a single term,” he said in a debate.
