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Lula Holds Valentine’s Live, Calls Jealousy a Weakness and Confirms He Will Run Again

A short livestream aimed at female voters used gifts, music and Janja’s anti‑femicide agenda to frame his candidacy as a defense against the extreme right.

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Overview

  • The 22‑minute live broadcast on Friday, June 12, 2026, featured President Lula and First Lady Janja trading gifts and musical tributes while speaking directly to viewers.
  • Lula said jealousy is a "demonstration of weakness" and urged men to trust women as part of a broader appeal to reduce violence against women.
  • He confirmed he will run for re‑election to prevent the "extreme‑right" from returning to power and framed the campaign as a call for harmony over hate.
  • The couple exchanged pairs of Havaianas sandals on air, a symbolic gesture that revived a December 2025 boycott controversy tied to the brand and right‑wing mobilization.
  • The event spotlighted Janja’s Pacto Nacional Brasil Contra o Feminicídio and targeted women, who make up 53% of Brazil’s electorate, as a decisive voting bloc.