According to foreign reports, the Workers' Party officially nominated Lula as its presidential candidate. With the sitting president's bid for re-election confirmed, one axis of the coming campaign has become clear.

Brazil, South America's largest economy and a major commodities exporter, carries weight in international trade and resource markets. The election's outcome bears directly on the direction of Brazil's economic and trade policy.

In the campaign, economic management, prices and social policy are likely to emerge as major issues. As it is a sitting president's re-election bid, an assessment of his governance record so far will be at the center of the vote.

Hwagyo Sibo reports South America's political calendar from the perspective of the international situation and the economy rather than an assessment of any candidate. Brazil's policy direction is a variable of reference for Chinese communities worldwide interested in resources and trade.