Ray D'Arcy

And he's up against a guy called Flavio Bolsonaro.

You'll recognise the name because his dad was the Bolsonaro.

So Bolsonaro Jr.

is 44.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is 80.

and determined to show that the current president, Lula, is in fine fettle at the age of 80.

Allies have busied themselves publishing footage of the Workers' Party chief working out at the gym or taking a jog.

Right.

This is great.

The most recent such video was live streamed on Monday.

by Brazil's First Lady, Rosângela da Silva, showing Lula performing squats during an early morning fitness session.

A white towel draped around his neck, Rocky Balbao style.

His wife said, my husband has been here since six o'clock.

He's already done 45 minutes on the treadmill.

Um...

Lula's fans applauded their leader's muscle flexing.

Lula's a gym rat.

This man is in great shape to carry on taking care of Brazil until 2030.

Being physically capable is one thing, but I think having the mental capacity to lead a country is more important for me.

You'd never see Michael D in the gym, but he had a higher than normal mental capacity.