Brazil’s radical socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva confirmed on Thursday that he will run for a fourth presidential term in next year’s elections.

Lula, presently on an official visit to Indonesia as part of a broader Southeast Asian tour, made the announcement next to President Prabowo Subianto at the Indonesian Presidential Palace in Jakarta.

The Brazilian president, who will turn 80 next Monday, proclaimed that he is ready to run for a fourth term because he has the “same energy” that he had when he was 30. Lula asserted to Prawobo that he is preparing for the upcoming 2026 elections and to try to make the relationship between Indonesia and Brazil more valuable.

“I’m turning 80, but you can be sure that I have the same energy I had when I was 30. And I’m goi

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