The former president of Brazil between 2003 and 2010 and favorite to win next Sunday's elections, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, assured today that he would not contest re-election in four years if he wins at the polls in five days.
"If I am elected, I will be a one-term president. Leaders are made by working in their commitment to the population," said da Silva in a radio interview, even though the Brazilian Constitution allows presidents to be reelected for a second four-year term.
The almost 77-year-old leader of the Workers' Party (PT . . .
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