The Workers’ Party of Brazil, to which current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva belongs, proclaimed his candidacy this Sunday for the country’s general elections on October 4.

The elections will determine the new president of the South American nation, as well as the vice president, governors, and members of Congress.

The PT’s national convention, held in the city of São Paulo, in the state of the same name (southeast), “confirmed the president and his running mate, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, of the Brazilian Socialist Party, to repeat their successful 2022 ticket.”

Lula da Silva called on the population to defend sovereignty, stating that “a potential fourth administration would have five priorities: definitively resolving the education issue, creating a program for senior citizens, strengthening the defense industry, ensuring that rare earth elements remain under Brazilian control, and promoting the energy transition with social and technological development.”

According to the current Brazilian president, the country must strengthen its defense of industry to preserve sovereignty, in addition to safeguarding rare earth elements and critical minerals, among other strategic priorities for a potential new government.

Regarding the election campaign, it was reported that it will begin on August 16; the first round of the presidential elections will be on October 4, 2026.

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On Tuesday, March 24, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted a new law establishing harsher penalties for members of criminal gangs.

The legal instrument establishes sentences of up to 40 years in prison “for the leaders of ‘ultra-violent’ factions, those that threaten peace and aspire to control territories and intimidate populations and authorities.”

Lula da Silva indicated that the measure represents “another step towards making Brazil one of the most respected countries in the world in the fight against organized crime.”

Authorities are targeting the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and the Comando Vermelho, the two most dangerous organizations in the country, which have expanded both within and outside the South American nation in recent years.

The new law blocks convicted gang members from accessing benefits such as amnesties, pardons, or parole. It also establishes “a database for states, municipalities, and the central government to share information.”

With less than six months until the elections in October, the current president seeks to “strengthen his credentials in the fight against organized crime.”

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sealed a crucial cooperation and investment agreement for the exploration of critical minerals.

The agreement aligns with New Delhi’s “Critical Minerals Mission,” which exempts the import of 25 essential minerals from tariffs and aims to guarantee the supply of raw materials such as rare earth elements, lithium, and niobium.

During his meeting with Modi in New Delhi, Lula stated: “Increasing investment in cooperation on renewable energy and critical minerals is at the heart of the pioneering agreement we have signed today. Our countries are securing the rightful place for these technologies on the global climate and energy agenda.”

For their part, Indian companies will have access to various mining assets in Brazil and will be able to import raw materials free of charge.

In addition to this agreement, the two nations signed nine other related pacts and memoranda in strategic areas such as digital cooperation and equitable access to medicines.

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The free trade agreement between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union will be signed on December 20, according to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who made the announcement after participating in the G20 Summit held November 22-23 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

According to the Brazilian president, the Mercosur-EU agreement “is being forged with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, despite the criticisms of the agreement expressed by European countries such as France.”

He emphasized that, regardless of any differences with EU countries, the negotiations are being conducted with the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the negotiators.

This agreement has been under negotiation for over two decades, with French President Emmanuel Macron “being the most resistant to a free trade pact, because in that case it would require opening the agricultural market to products from South American countries.”

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The United States announced the elimination of the 40 % tariff on a list of products from Brazil, following negotiations between Donald Trump and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The products included are beef and other bovine products; spices, fruits, and grains such as coffee, cocoa, and their derivatives, as well as other agricultural goods.

The decision was announced on Thursday, November 20, and applies “to certain goods that were imported from Brazil or removed from warehouses since November 13.”

The exemption list also includes “fossil fuels, coal-derived products or chemicals related to coal and its processing, liquefied gases, chemicals, wood pulp, and a wide range of components for civil aviation.”

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Brazil and China signed an agreement for the joint development of the CBERS-5 geostationary satellite, as part of the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) program.

The signing of this agreement was announced last week, when Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

“CBERS-5 will be a meteorological and environmental satellite positioned over Brazilian territory. The new equipment represents an advance compared to previous models, which operated in low orbit with a focus on Earth observation,” the official statement states.

With this satellite, Brazil is expected to achieve improved climate and environmental monitoring, “with direct impacts on strategic sectors such as energy generation, agriculture, urbanization, and natural disaster response. The project also seeks to fill gaps in environmental data collection.”

For its part, China will have access to data from the Western Hemisphere, strengthening its climate modeling capabilities.

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The Summit for Democracy and Multilateralism will take place in Santiago, Chile, on July 21st. The event will be chaired by President Gabriel Boric.

The Chilean president will welcome his counterparts Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Gustavo Petro of Colombia, Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay, and the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez.

This was announced on Tuesday, July 8, by the Chilean Presidency in a statement, adding that the summit, entitled “Democracy Always,” will be held at La Moneda Palace in the Chilean capital.

There, the leaders of the five nations will debate to “advance toward a common position on global challenges and in pursuit of multilateralism, democracy, and cooperation based on social justice.”

The organization of this meeting began in 2024 “during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the first meeting “In Defense of Democracy, Fighting Extremism,” organized by Lula da Silva and Pedro Sánchez.”

The proposals emerging from this summit in Santiago, Chile, will be presented during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, an event scheduled for September of this year in New York, United States.

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The next presidential elections in Brazil are scheduled for October 4, 2026. The current head of state, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, already has an excellent projection for the elections.

Lula da Silva “leads all possible electoral scenarios, both for the first and second rounds,” according to a poll by the Opiniao Institute.

In fact, the current Brazilian president comfortably leads the first-round forecasts, although, as is known, the second round could be closer.

The institute’s results for the first round alone, if the elections were held this month, would be: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (36.2 %), Tarcísio de Freitas (21.8 %), Pablo Marcal (11.4 %), Ciro Gomes (8.1 %), Eduardo Leite (2.9 %), Ronaldo Caiado (2.2 %).

To arrive at these projections, a poll was conducted between April 9 and 11, with 2,000 interviews and a margin of error of 2.19% and 95% reliability.

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The Brazilian government, following orders issued by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva earlier this month, implemented a zero import tax reduction on eleven basic products.

The measure applies to meat, sardines, roasted coffee, coffee beans, olive oil, sugar, palm oil, sunflower oil, corn, pasta, and cookies. With this zero tax reduction, the president “aims to especially protect low-income families, who will be able to spend up to 40 % of their income on food.”

This decision is expected to contribute to increasing the food supply, in addition to reducing market prices and thus multiplying the availability of these items in the domestic market.

The Brazilian president is focused on reducing shortages and ensuring the most dignified living conditions for the population. “The government indicates that the measure will be accompanied by other structural actions, preserving the sustainability of the national production chain.”

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Mexico, Colombia and Uruguay have been invited by the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to participate in the next BRICS summit, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro next July.

The Brazilian leader considers the presence of these nations crucial to address issues that constitute global challenges. The invitation was made by Lula da Silva in Montevideo, during the inauguration of Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi, last Saturday.

“Lula stressed that the BRICS have a significant weight in the world, representing almost half of the population and the international Gross Domestic Product. He also highlighted the influence of China and India within the group, underlining their decisive role in the world economy.”

Despite not being members of the group, the president of Brazil considers that the presence of envoys from Mexico, Uruguay and Colombia is crucial for the next summit in Rio de Janeiro and added: “It is important that at this BRICS summit we truly strengthen two fundamental things. We strengthen multilateralism and we strengthen free trade. Because if there is no free trade, there is no multilateralism, there is no democracy.”

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