Lula da Silva 2022 presidential campaign

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's presidential campaign was officially approved on 21 July 2022 in São Paulo. His running mate is former Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin. Lula was elected in 2002 for the first term and re-elected in 2006 for the second term and is a candidate for tri-election for the third term, after his successors, former president Dilma Rousseff, having been elected in 2010 for the first term and re-elected in 2014 for the second term and former mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, having been defeated in 2018.

Pre-candidacy
On 20 May 2021, in an interview to French magazine Paris Match, Lula confirmed that he was pre-candidate for the next year elections.

The Workers' Party national committee, on 13 April 2022, approved the nomination of former Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) for Vice President. The ticket was officialized on 7 May, in a coalition formed by the Brazil of Hope Federation (formed by Workers' Party, Communist Party of Brazil and Green Party), Brazilian Socialist Party, Solidarity and PSOL REDE Federation. With the withdrawal of André Janones on 4 August, the ticket received official support of Avante and Agir.

Candidacy for President
The Workers' Party approved on 21 July 2022 the candidacy of former President Lula in the party's national convention. Lula will run for President for the sixth time, his third term and the first candidate for President member of a partisan federation. This modality of alliance was created in 2021.

Abortion
On 4 April 2022, having said "madam can get an abortion in Paris, go to Berlin, look for a good clinic", and openly defended that "'it should be made a public health issue and everyone has the right". In a letter to Brazilian evangelicals, Lula stated that he is "personally against abortion," but that abortion policy "is not an issue to be decided by the President of the Republic, but by Congress".

Education
On 21 October 2022, Lula promised the return of the government funding for private university students.

Environment
In his first days of government, Lula will seek to convene an international climate conference in Brazil with other global leaders, to regain trust in the face of global public and political opinion, and to present his new plans for the protection of the Amazon rainforest, as the return of the Amazon Fund, of approximately $3 billion reais together with Germany and Norway.

Foreign policy
On 29 October 2022, in an article written for the French newspaper Le Monde, Lula said that Brazil will return to its leading role in the international stage, especially in the fields of the environment and renewable energies, Lula will also continue to claim a permanent seat for Brazil in the UN Security Council. In his government program, Lula reinforced the return of cooperation with the nations of Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, in addition to strengthening the relationship with Mercosur, Unasur, Celac and the BRICS.

He will also seek to formalize a Brazil-European Union strategic partnership, to serve as a counterweight to a "possible new cold war" between the United States and China.

Health
On 17 October 2022, Lula promised to reinforce the budget of the Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Unified Health System, known as SUS, in addition to reduce to zero the queues for consultations and exams, affected by the pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Infrastructure
On 10 September 2022, Lula promised the return of the Growth Acceleration Program, better known as PAC, and the Minha Casa Minha Vida program, to accelerate economic growth and creation of jobs through public investment.

Brazilian Politicians

 * Kátia Abreu, Senator for Tocantins and 2018 vice presidential candidate (second round)
 * Omar Aziz, Senator for Amazonas
 * Ayres Britto, former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
 * Helder Barbalho, Governor of Pará (second round)
 * Joaquim Barbosa, former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil
 * Fátima Bezerra, Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
 * Eduardo Braga, Senator for Amazonas
 * Carlos Brandão, Governor of Maranhão
 * Renan Calheiros, Senator for Alagoas and former President of the Federal Senate
 * Fernando Henrique Cardoso, 34th President of Brazil (second round)
 * Roberto Freire, former Minister of Culture (second round)
 * Alexandre Frota, Federal Deputy from São Paulo (second round)
 * Ciro Gomes, former Governor of Ceará and 2022 Presidential Candidate (second round)
 * Tasso Jereissati, Senator for Ceará (second round)
 * César Maia, former Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
 * Rodrigo Maia, former President of the Chamber of Deputies
 * Sofia Manzano, President of Brazilian Communist Party and 2022 presidential candidate (second round)
 * Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (second round)
 * Leonardo Péricles, 2022 Presidential Candidate (second round)
 * Dilma Rousseff, 36th President of Brazil
 * José Sarney, 31st President of Brazil & 20th Vice President of Brazil (second round)
 * José Serra, Senator for São Paulo, former Governor of São Paulo, and former Mayor of São Paulo (second round)
 * Marina Silva, former Senator for Acre and former Ministry of the Environment
 * Simone Tebet, Senator for Mato Grosso do Sul and 2022 presidential candidate (second round)
 * Alessandro Vieira, Senator for Sergipe

International Politicians

 * Amado Boudou, former Vice President of Argentina (2011–2015)
 * Jeremy Corbyn, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom and former Leader of the Labour Party
 * Piedad Córdoba, former Senator of Colombia (1994–2010)
 * Rafael Correa, 45th President of Ecuador (2007–2017)
 * António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal (second round)
 * Yolanda Díaz, Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (second round)
 * Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome (second round)
 * José Mujica, 40th President of Uruguay (second round)
 * Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (second round)
 * Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain (second round)

Music

 * Fernanda Abreu, singer
 * Anavitória, musical duo
 * Anitta, singer
 * Arnaldo Antunes, singer
 * Duda Beat, singer
 * Inês Brasil, singer
 * Carlinhos Brown, singer
 * Gal Costa, singer
 * Teresa Cristina, singer
 * Djavan, singer
 * Djonga, rapper
 * Zélia Duncan, singer
 * Emicida, rapper
 * Finneas, American singer-songwriter (second round)
 * Manu Gavassi, singer
 * Gilberto Gil, composer and singer
 * Grag Queen, singer and drag queen
 * Gloria Groove, singer and drag queen
 * Olivia Hime, singer
 * Lenine, singer
 * Letrux, singer
 * Ludmilla, singer
 * Ben McKee, American bassist (Imagine Dragons)
 * Daniela Mercury, singer
 * Paulo Miklos, musician
 * Tom Morello, American guitarist (Rage Against the Machine & Audioslave)
 * Diogo Nogueira, singer
 * Zeca Pagodinho, singer
 * Valesca Popozuda, singer
 * Nando Reis, musician and producer
 * Maria Rita, singer
 * Racionais MC's, hip hop group
 * Marisa Monte, singer
 * Ivete Sangalo, singer (second round)
 * Iza, singer
 * Jão, singer
 * Juliette, singer, lawyer and makeup artist
 * Luísa Sonza, singer
 * Fernanda Takai, singer
 * Caetano Veloso, composer and singer
 * Martinho da Vila, singer
 * Pabllo Vittar, singer and drag queen
 * Paulinho da Viola, singer
 * Roger Waters, English singer (Pink Floyd)

Film and television

 * Cláudia Abreu, actress
 * José de Abreu, actor
 * Karim Aïnouz, film director
 * Juliana Alves, actress
 * Tata Amaral, film director
 * Jesuíta Barbosa, actor
 * Alice Braga, actress
 * Sonia Braga, actress
 * Humberto Carrão, actor
 * Deborah Evelyn, actress
 * Vera Fischer, actress
 * Bruno Gagliasso, actor
 * Bruno Garcia, actor
 * Danny Glover, American actor
 * Mark Hamill, American actor
 * Luciano Huck, television presenter (second round)
 * Natália Lage, actress & television presenter
 * Elisa Lucinda, actress
 * Bruna Marquezine, actress
 * Grazi Massafera, actress
 * Luísa Mell, actress
 * Kleber Mendonça, film director
 * Jason Momoa, American actor (second round)
 * Fernanda Montenegro, actress
 * Drica Moraes, actress
 * Camila Morgado, actress
 * Wagner Moura, actor
 * Felipe Neto, YouTuber
 * Marisa Orth, actress and singer
 * Silvero Pereira, actor
 * Chico Pinheiro, newscaster
 * Camila Pitanga, actress
 * Zezé Polessa, actress
 * Fabio Porchat, actor
 * Maitê Proença, actress
 * Mark Ruffalo, American actor
 * Letícia Sabatella, actress
 * Marcelo Serrado, actor
 * Marieta Severo, actress
 * Maisa Silva, television presenter and actress
 * Xuxa, television presenter, actress, and singer

Businesspeople

 * João Amoêdo, banker and founder of New Party (second round)
 * Pérsio Arida, Former president of the Central Bank of Brazil (1995)
 * Edmar Bacha, economist
 * Otaviano Canuto, economist
 * Arminio Fraga, Former president of the Central Bank of Brazil (1999–2003)

Sports

 * Antônio Arroyo, professional MMA fighter
 * Walter Casagrande, former professional footballer and pundit
 * Juninho Fonseca, professional footballer
 * Igor Julião, professional footballer
 * Vanderlei Luxemburgo, former professional footballer and coach
 * Joanna Maranhão, professional swimmer
 * Marta, professional footballer
 * Ana Moser, professional volleyballer
 * Neto, professional footballer
 * Paulinho, professional footballer
 * Juninho Pernambucano, professional footballer
 * Raí, professional footballer
 * Reinaldo, professional footballer
 * Diogo Silva, taekwondo athlete
 * Carol Solberg, professional volleyballer
 * Yuri, professional footballer

Philosophers

 * Noam Chomsky, American linguist
 * Vijay Prashad, Indian-American Marxist historian

Other

 * Paola Carosella, Argentine chef
 * Paulo Coelho, novelist
 * Neil Gaiman, English writer
 * Guilherme Leal, entrepreneur & majority shareholder of Natura (second round)
 * Alan Moore, English writer
 * Sebastião Salgado, photojournalist
 * Edward Snowden, former employee of the NSA and CIA

Publications

 * Jacobin, American political magazine
 * Nature, British scientific journal
 * The New York Times, American newspaper
 * The Guardian, British newspaper

Candidates
The following politicians announced their candidacy. The political parties had up to 15 August 2022 to formally register their candidates.