Brazil’s Lula says no decision yet on 2022 presidential run

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will tour the country and speak with supporters before making a final decision.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said he still has not made a definitive decision on whether he will run for president in next year’s presidential election, after a court moved to clear him of criminal charges. Lula’s corruption convictions were quashed by a Supreme Court judge on Monday allowing him to try again for political office. On Wednesday, he made a lengthy speech that had the feel of a campaign event. “Health, jobs and justice for Brazil,” read a banner hanging above the stage at the metalworkers’ union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, where Lula’s political career began as an organiser in the 1980s.