Brazil’s President Lula da Silva is boosting his reelection bid at age 80 by showcasing his fitness. Critics say his workouts are more popular than he is. While some Brazilians are divided over his potential fourth term, many agree on his commitment to daily exercise. Concerns about his age mirror those around former U.S. President Joe Biden.
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Climate Summit, in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 5, 2025. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers his speech during the Global Progressive Mobilization summit in Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2026. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accompanied by first lady Rosangela, attends the Academicos de Niteroi samba school parade in his honor, during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 15, 2026.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spontaneously shows off an acrobatic pose inspired by the Ernesto Neto exhibition, during his visit to the Grand Palais museum in Paris, June 6, 2025. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, and first lady Rosangela da Silva, front left in a red jersey, take part in the ‘Walk in Celebration’ to mark the Ministry of Culture’s 95th anniversary, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 28, 2025.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, and first lady Rosangela da Silva, front left in a red jersey, take part in the ‘Walk in Celebration’ to mark the Ministry of Culture’s 95th anniversary, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 28, 2025. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a photo next to a Samauma tree ahead of the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 5, 2025.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a photo next to a Samauma tree ahead of the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 5, 2025. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers his speech during the Global Progressive Mobilization summit in Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2026.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers his speech during the Global Progressive Mobilization summit in Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2026. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accompanied by first lady Rosangela, attends the Academicos de Niteroi samba school parade in his honor, during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 15, 2026.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accompanied by first lady Rosangela, attends the Academicos de Niteroi samba school parade in his honor, during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 15, 2026. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spontaneously shows off an acrobatic pose inspired by the Ernesto Neto exhibition, during his visit to the Grand Palais museum in Paris, June 6, 2025.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spontaneously shows off an acrobatic pose inspired by the Ernesto Neto exhibition, during his visit to the Grand Palais museum in Paris, June 6, 2025. is pumping up his reelection bid at age 80 by looking jacked in workouts that his critics say are more popular than the man himself.
“He is a bit too old to campaign again. We’d better have someone else running. But his workouts are indeed a good example for people like me,” said Marcela Peres, 63, as she exercised in a hotel gym in Brasilia on Wednesday.over questions about his health and age. But Lula is flexing his muscles to challenge supporters to stick with him again.
“One of these idiots said it was not me, that it was a clone,” Lula said in March, days after his wife,, posted a video of his workout routine. “Go to the gym. Get ready. Drink less and work to see what happens.
I want to live 120 years. ”If Lula wins in October, he will beat his own record as the oldest man to be elected Brazilian president. , the 45-year-old son of the former president, recently mocked Lula by comparing him with an old Chevrolet Opala that is “all backward” and “drinks a lot .
” Lula, who has appeared on nearly every presidential ballot since the end of the military dictatorship in 1985, brushed off the insult by describing himself instead as a “turbo car. ” “He is doing this to steer away from the Joe Biden effect,” said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper university in Sao Paulo.
“Flávio Bolsonaro is trying to say he is actually the young one. This is a game of image. ”The younger Bolsonaro is also signaling he is in good shape by sharing films of him in short races to meetings and dancing on stage. Consultant Felipe Soutello, who ran several campaigns for politicians in Brazil, said today’s bids for public office must feature candidates in motion, regardless of age.
“The opposition will use a certain ageism, a little prejudice against older generations, as a tool to hurt the president’s performance,” Soutello said. But he noted that Brazil is undergoing a demographic shift, where voters above age 60 represent one fourth of the electorate.
“They have more political weight than the young people,” he said. The number of Brazilians above age 60 who are eligible to vote grew from 20.8 million in 2010 to 36.2 million in March of this year, according to researcher Nexus, citing figures of Brazil’s top electoral court. Musician Antonio Moreira, 50, loves workouts on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, showing off his muscles, his tan and his tattoos.
He is part of a small, influential group that could decide the election: voters still uncommitted to either Lula or Bolsonaro. ”Nobody wants to vote for a president that is stumbling,” Moreira said, adding that Lula’s workouts also encourage older people to stay active. As for Bolsonaro’s moves, Moreira said “a little dance can define an entire political career” in Brazil. But that’s not enough.
“It is okay to do it as they do to seek for votes, but to reach a different kind of voter there needs to be more real proposals, right? ”Savarese is a reporter since 2004, with a vast experience covering soccer and politics. English, Español, Português, some French and a bit of Italian.
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