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Lula da Silva kicks off pre-campaign in Brazil's presidential election

Published May 10, 2022 at 9:52 AM PDT

Brazil’s presidential election campaign is in its early stages, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva kicked off his pre-campaign over the weekend.

Lula has been president twice before and is slightly ahead of President Jair Bolsonaro in polls.

NPR’s Phil Reeves talks to host Scott Tong about Brazilian presidential politics.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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