Lula intensifies defence push amid PT campaign

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1. 9 days ago

   [POLITICS] 80 sources

   Brazil's President Lula urges stronger defence spending after Avibras visit

   President Lula visited Avibras, citing the Paraguayan War to demand stronger defence spending, modernised forces and domestic research as the plant restarts after financial woes.

2. 11 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Lula to Attend PT Conventions in Ceará and Bahia as Party Ramps Up 2026 Campaign

   Lula will attend PT conventions in Ceará (31 July) and Bahia (1 August) to support gubernatorial candidates, while senator Humberto Costa toured Pernambuco, reinforcing local alliances and pledging investments.

3. 22 days ago

   [POLITICS] 7 sources

   Lula schedules São Bernardo campaign launch, travel amid election rules

   Lula will launch his 2026 campaign in São Bernardo on Aug 16, shift from an earlier Ceará plan, travel nationwide despite electoral “defeso” limits, and the PT is courting evangelical voters while downplaying a

4. 29 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   President Lula's May‑June 2026 Trips Omit Maranhão and Most Northeast States

   Lula made 47 trips May‑June 2026, focusing on the Southeast (especially São Paulo) while Maranhão and six other Northeast states received no presidential visits.

5. about 1 month ago

   [POLITICS] 30 sources

   Lula ahead in BTG/Nexus 2026 poll, neck‑and‑neck with Flávio Bolsonaro in second‑round simulations

   BTG/Nexus poll puts Lula ahead with 42 % (first round) and 47 % vs Bolsonaro’s 44 % in a second‑round tie; regional splits show Lula strong in the Northeast, Bolsonaro leading in the South and North‑West. PT’s

6. about 1 month ago

   [POLITICS] 14 sources

   President Lula ramps up campaign travel and alliances ahead of October election

   Lula intensifies campaign trips and PT alliance talks; state candidates tour regions; Marília Campos backs broad front; Lula adds defence to platform; Flávio Bolsonaro visits Argentina.

7. about 1 month ago

   [POLITICS] 24 sources

   Fernando Haddad picks Márcio França as vice for São Paulo governor race

   Fernando Haddad (PT) named ex‑governor Márcio França (PSB) as his vice‑governor candidate for São Paulo’s 2026 election, with Simone Tebet and Marina Silva slated for Senate races, finalising the PT‑PSB‑Rede sl

8. about 1 month ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Minas Gerais PT weighs own candidate as Lula‑backed Gabriel Azevedo gains prominence

   Gabriel Azevedo emerges as a Lula‑backed option for Minas Gerais governor as PT prepares its own candidate, sparking alliance talks that could influence state elections and finances.

9. about 2 months ago

   [POLITICS] 14 sources

   Brazilian parties forge alliances for 2026 state elections

   Brazilian parties are aligning candidates for the 2026 state elections, with PT backing Laurez Moreira in Tocantins, PSD supporting Arruda in the DF, MDB rallying Orleans Brandão in Maranhão, and Lula visiting

10. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Lula's search for Minas Gerais gubernatorial candidate deepens

    Lula's campaign lacks a governor candidate for Minas Gerais after Rodrigo Pacheco withdrew, prompting a crowded race with eight contenders, including PT, PDT, and PSB figures, while internal polls show Cleintin

11. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Minas Gerais political parties reshape alliances ahead of 2026 state elections

    Minas Gerais parties debate new tickets as Cleitinho Azevedo hesitates and a Jarbas‑Marília alliance forms, reshaping the 2026 state election landscape.

12. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Senator Cleitinho Azevedo stalls decision on Minas Gerais governorship

    Senator Cleitinho Azevedo delays a decision on running for Minas Gerais governor, prompting criticism from Republicanos leader Marcos Pereira.

13. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Minas Gerais Governorship Race Heats Up as PSB Fields Candidate and Cleitinho Azevedo Mulls Run

    PSB will field its own candidate for Minas Gerais governor despite Rodrigo Pacheco’s exit, while Eduardo Azevedo says his brother Cleitinho’s candidacy decision is imminent, hinting at possible vice‑governor sl

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