60 per cent of people surveyed say they are not happy with the way the president has been running Brazil. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
The Brazilian President has officially kicked off his re-election campaign promising the Brazilian people to tackle corruption and crime.
He started his campaign at the Rio de Janeiro sports arena where he told a crowd of thousands that he’s ready to re-commit to the presidency.
“You know who’s on your side,” he said.
“Today, you have a president who believes in God, who respects the military and police and who defends the family.”
He went on to speak about his opponent, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“We don’t need another ideology that hasn’t worked anywhere else in the world. We need to improve what we have,” he said.
“Our life wasn’t easy, but one thing comforts me isn’t seeing a communist sitting in that chair of mine”.
Lula launched his official campaign back in May, calling it the Let’s Go Together for Brazil movement where he told his supporters that their help will make “victory much more certain” and said he was “jumping back into the fight”.
Last week he was officially elected as presidential nominee by the Workers Party (PT), marking the sixth time he has run for President.
“I didn’t need to be president again. I could save my diploma of best president ever and live the last years of my life quietly,” he said at a campaign rally.
“But I saw this country being destroyed. I saw our education being led by a guy who doesn’t like education. So, I decided to come back.”
Brazil’s general election will begin in October this year.
The Americas Society Council of the Americas (ASCOA) reports that Lula da Silva is leading Bolsonaro 41-31 in the polls.
According to ASCOA, evangelicals, residents of the south, north and Midwest Brazil are more likely to vote for Bolsonaro while Catholics, inner-city residents and those who don’t like the current government will favour Lula.
60 per cent of people surveyed say they are not happy with the way the president has been running Brazil.
