Lula da Silva says "No one (abroad) will tap our minerals" about Brazil's rare minerals

Campaigning for Brazil’s presidential election opened Sunday with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rallying supporters near São Paulo and challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro drawing a crowd on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach. Lula, who faces an expected close October vote, renewed complaints about foreign political meddling; his backers say U.S. actions—including new tariffs and the visa revocation of Brazil’s Washington ambassador—are meant to aid Bolsonaro, whose father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, stayed away under house arrest. Speaking about Brazil’s sizable deposits of rare minerals, Lula said no overseas power would extract them and pledged they would be developed for Brazilians’ own benefit. Flávio Bolsonaro, whose campaign drew support from Argentine President Javier Milei and from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several Trump administration figures, cast himself as uniquely able to negotiate major trade deals.