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Lula da Silva mulling return to Brazilian presidency in 2018
Source; Associated Press
Lula da Silva mulling return to Brazilian presidency in 2018
Associated Press
Monday 29 February 2016 00.46 GMT
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he would be willing to seek another term in 2018 despite a decline in his poll ratings.
Speaking in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday at an event to mark 36 years of the governing Workers’ Party, Lula said he would put himself forward as a candidate “if necessary.” He would be 72 by the time of the next election, but Lula said he would have “the desire of a 30-year-old to be president of the republic.”
Lula also criticised the opposition and the media, accusing them of attacking him “with lies, leaks and accusations of criminality.”
The former president is being investigated over alleged concealment of assets relating to upgrades carried out by construction companies on two properties in Sao Paulo state. Lula told the audience that he would be willing to hand over his banking and telephone records to help the inquiry.
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Associated Press
Monday 29 February 2016 00.46 GMT
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he would be willing to seek another term in 2018 despite a decline in his poll ratings.
Speaking in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday at an event to mark 36 years of the governing Workers’ Party, Lula said he would put himself forward as a candidate “if necessary.” He would be 72 by the time of the next election, but Lula said he would have “the desire of a 30-year-old to be president of the republic.”
Lula also criticised the opposition and the media, accusing them of attacking him “with lies, leaks and accusations of criminality.”
The former president is being investigated over alleged concealment of assets relating to upgrades carried out by construction companies on two properties in Sao Paulo state. Lula told the audience that he would be willing to hand over his banking and telephone records to help the inquiry.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/29/lula-da-silva-mulling-return-to-brazilian-presidency-in-2018
