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Official 2023 presidential portrait of Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, wearing a dark suit and the presidential sash.

Wikimedia Commons — Official portrait of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by Palácio do Planalto, 2023 (CC BY 2.0).

PoliticsAP · France 24Aug 2, 2026

Brazil's President Lula, 80, launches a bid for a fourth term as officials warn of foreign interference

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva formally launched his campaign for a fourth term in Brazil's 2026 election, telling supporters he was 'in great shape' and vowing to defend the country's sovereignty. His announcement came amid rising official concern over foreign interference and online disinformation in the coming vote. Lula, who first led Brazil from 2003 to 2010 and returned to office in 2023, is expected to face a crowded field on the right.

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Cincinnatus Called from the Plough

There he was found by the deputation from the senate either digging out a ditch or ploughing, at all events, as is generally agreed, intent on his husbandry. After mutual salutations he was requested to put on his toga that he might hear the mandate of the senate, and they expressed the hope that it might turn out well for him and for the State.
Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, Chapter 26 (trans. Rev. Canon Roberts), Perseus Digital Library →

Grover Cleveland's Return to the White House

Defeated after a single term, Grover Cleveland refused to treat the presidency as finished business. Four years later, in 1893, he walked back into the White House as the only American president to win a second, non-consecutive term. His comeback made the interrupted career a template for the veteran leader who leaves office only to reclaim it.
Grover Cleveland — Wikipedia →

The Homecoming of Odysseus

Then Ulysses in his turn melted, and wept as he clasped his dear and faithful wife to his bosom.
Homer, The Odyssey, Book XXIII (trans. Samuel Butler), Project Gutenberg →

They Shall Still Bring Forth Fruit in Old Age

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
Psalm 92:12–14, The Bible (King James Version), Wikisource →
Neoclassical painting of the aged Roman Cincinnatus leaving his plough as senate deputies arrive to summon him back to lead the Republic.

Cincinnatus Abandons the Plough to Dictate Laws to Rome

Cincinnatus abandons the Plough to dictate Laws to Rome
Juan Antonio de Ribera, c. 1806, Museo del Prado — Wikimedia Commons →
Mannerist painting of Odysseus and Penelope embracing on their bed at his long-awaited homecoming to Ithaca.

Odysseus and Penelope Reunited

Ulysses and Penelope by Francesco Primaticcio
Francesco Primaticcio, c. 1563 — Wikimedia Commons →