Lula has confirmed that he plans to run for president …

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva He said in an interview with Paris Match that he would not hesitate to be a candidate to return to the presidency of Brazil if he is “in the best position to win the elections” and if he is in good health.

“If I am in the best position to win the presidential elections and am in good health, yes I will not hesitate.”Told the leader of the Workers’ Party (PT) when asked by French magazine “Paris Match” whether he will run in the October 2022 elections against the current president, Jair Bolsonaro.

Lula considered him a “good president” and stressed that he created close ties with Europe, South America, the United States, China and Russia. “Within the framework of my mandate, Brazil has become an important player on the world stage”, underlined the main leader of the Workers’ Party.

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The former president regained his political rights in March. Following a decision by the Federal Supreme Court, the corruption convictions against him were overturned and by which he was jailed for 580 days and barred from participating in the 2018 elections. Next year’s elections, Lula has yet to publicly confirm this beyond what he hinted for the second time today of his decision to do so.

He also gave his opinion on the Judge Sergio Moro, who convicted him and is now convicted of bias. Lula recalled: “During my first testimony, I said to Judge Moro: ‘He is condemned to condemn me because the lie has gone too far and he has no way of going back.” In fact, this lie involved a judge, prosecutors and the country’s mainstream media, all of whom convicted me before I was even tried. What they didn’t know was that I was ready to fight until I was tried. ‘to my last breath to show that they have allied themselves to prevent me from going to the elections ”.

Favorites in polls

According to a poll released last week by the Datafolha Institute, Lula is the favorite to defeat Bolsonaro in the first and second rounds. The former president would beat Bolsonaro by 41% to 23%, followed by 7% by former judge Sergio Moro, 6% by Labor Ciro Gomes and 4% by TV host and tycoon Luciano Huck.

For a second electoral round, Lula’s favoritism is 55% against 32% of the far right Bolsonaro, while 11% would vote white or zero and the remaining 2% did not respond. Lula would also beat Moro, who was the one who sentenced him, and São Paulo governor, Joao Doria, in the second round.

Recovery from Covid-19

On his state of health, after contracting coronavirus, he assured that he felt “nothing, at all” In addition, he explained that he had learned “by doing a test which turned out positive” and that when a stain was detected in one from his lungs, he was prescribed antibiotics.

“Two weeks later, recovered, I was able to return to Brazil, where I was subjected to further tests. Even vaccinated, I continue to take care of myself. I avoid crowds, I continue to wear a mask and use hydroalcoholic gel whenever necessary, ”he added.