Former Brazilian President Lula attacks Bolsonaro as his path to a political comeback clears
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Former Brazilian President President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's convictions were annulled earlier this week, effectively restoring his political rights — a decision he hailed on Monday as "recognition that we have always been right in this long legal battle."
The former President, better known as Lula, neither confirmed nor denied heated speculation that he might now challenge Bolsonaro in the 2022 presidential race as the left-wing Workers Party candidate, saying only that it was "too early" to engage in that discussion. "When it arrives in 2022, the party will discuss whether we have a candidate or whether we act on a broad front," he said.
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