At 76, Brazil’s Lula gets married months before presidential election
- Brazil’s presidential front runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva marries for a third time
- Wedding location kept secret due to fears of protests by Bolsonaro supporters
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the front runner in Brazil’s October presidential elections, took a break from campaigning on Wednesday to marry his fiancée and fellow Workers’ Party member, sociologist Rosangela da Silva.
The former president posted a photo on Instagram on Wednesday night in which he appears to be saying his vows to Da Silva while placing a wedding ring on her finger.
Lula, 76, and Da Silva, 55, tied the knot in an evening ceremony in the upscale Brooklin neighbourhood of Sao Paulo.
“I decided to get married again because I believe Brazil can be fixed,” Lula said during the Roman Catholic ceremony, according to a statement. “A man who is 76 years old and is in love like I am, willing to get married, can only want good things for this country.”
Closed to the press, the event was attended by about 200 guests, including family members, politicians and artists, who only found out about the location the day before.
Upon entering the party, they were instructed to leave their mobile phones in the coatroom, according to local media.