The left-wing leader made the announcement on a trip through Asia, brushing aside concerns about his advanced age.By News AgenciesPublished On 23 Oct 202523 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced he will run for re-election next year, seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term.Speaking during a state visit to Indonesia on Thursday, President Lula said he remains energised despite his age.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“I’m turning 80, but you can be sure I have the same energy I had when I was 30. And I’m going to run for a fourth term in Brazil,” Lula told reporters in a joint news conference with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.He then turned to Subianto to deliver a quip: “I’m telling you this because we’re still going to see each other many times.”Brazil’s constitution allows presidents to serve only two consecutive terms. Lula, who served two terms in 2003-2010, returned to office in 2023 after 13 years out of power and thus remains eligible to run again.The Brazilian leader is currently on a diplomatic trip across Asia. After his visit to Indonesia, Lula will head to Malaysia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit.While in Malaysia, Lula is expected to meet on Sunday with United States President Donald Trump, their first in-person encounter following a conciliatory phone call earlier this month, Brazilian media has reported.The two leaders have clashed over the prosecution of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro — an ally of Trump — and international trade.Trump and Lula are expected to discuss the 50-percent trade tariff that Trump imposed on Brazil in August, in protest against the Bolsonaro prosecution. Advertisement Lula had previously said his 2022 presidential bid would be his final campaign, both because of his age and because he believed the country needed political renewal. That election saw him narrowly defeat Bolsonaro in a run-off.But early in his current term — his third — Lula began hinting that he might run again.In February 2023, the president said he could seek re-election in 2026, adding that his decision would depend on the country …
