Lula becomes Brazil's first octogenarian president

Tuesday, October 28th 2025 - 08:00 UTC

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday became Brazil's first octogenarian sitting president. Born on October 27, 1945, in Garanhuns (PE), Lula is going through his third presidential term, after serving consecutive mandates between 2003 and 2011. Read full article

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Brasileiro
Congratulations President Lula! The best president in the world!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3dq0kC2_vo
Oct 28th, 2025 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Esteban Domingo Fernandez
You do talk some silly nonsense Bras, no one should be President or Prime minister or Chancellor at 80, they should be long retired by then as or best President, you love Xi and Putin more,
Oct 28th, 2025 - 12:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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FortHay
To be fair, age is not necessarily a disqualifier. Konrad Adenauer was West German chancellor for 14 years until he was 87 years old. He was effective, hard working and sharp during his entire tenure and presided over the (West-) German post war economic recovery to world competitive level. On the other hand, there was Biden . . .
Oct 28th, 2025 - 05:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Esteban Domingo Fernandez
@ FortHay, 80 is far too old to be in charge of a country, Biden, and Trump both should have never been President, both of them have fell asleep on more than one occasion at official duties, 65 should be the limit, look at McConnell , although not President he was in a very powerful position, Adenauer was more off a one off,
Oct 28th, 2025 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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