Lula Returns to the ABC’s Cradle of Democracy to Kick Off Final Campaign
Lula da Silva returns to Vila Euclides, the historic site of the 1979-80 ABC strikes that helped topple Brazil’s dictatorship and birthed the Workers’ Party, to launch what supporters call his final presidential bid. The piece traces Lula’s rise from metalworker to president, the political shift of the ABC region, and the tight, high-stakes race ahead of October’s election against Bolsonaro-aligned rivals.