Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's presidential campaign was officially approved on 21 July 2022 in São Paulo.

[3][4] The Workers' Party national committee, on 13 April 2022, approved the nomination of former governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) for Vice President.

[7] 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".

[12] 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.

[13] 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.