# Lula's final push for Brazil presidency

> Brazil's 81-year-old Lula da Silva posts selfies and workouts to prove he can win a fourth term.
- Title: Lula's final push for Brazil presidency · Buenos Aires Times
- Summary: Brazil's 81-year-old Lula da Silva posts selfies and workouts to prove he can win a fourth term. Brazil's Lula da Silva, 81, aims to secure a fourth term in…
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- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/with-selfies-and-squats-brazils-lula-fights-for-one-last-comeback.phtml
- Author: Thomas Morfin, AFP
- Published: 2026-10-20T16:42:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lula, brazil, president, election, bolsa familia, flavio bolsonaro, news, politics, world
## Lula's campaign comeback
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva posts selfies and workouts to prove he can win a fourth term at 81.
## Lula's political history
Lula rose from poverty to the Presidency, fell into disgrace and was jailed before returning to power four years ago.
## Lula's election loss
Lula came second to Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round presidential election earlier this month.
## Lula's social media shift
Lula called tech-savvy young lawmakers to give him a crash course in social media and began churning out selfie videos.
## Lula's health and age
Lula has greyed and thinned hair, faced health scares including a brain bleed and skin cancer.
## Lula's poverty background
Lula grew up in deep poverty as the seventh of eight children born to illiterate farmers in Pernambuco.
## Lula's social programs
Lula restored social programs, curbed Amazon rainforest destruction, and put Brazil's democracy on a secure footing.
## Key takeaway

Brazil's Lula da Silva, 81, aims to secure a fourth term in office after a narrow victory in the 2022 election.