The party's de-facto candidate for 2018 is former president Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva, who leads the presidential polls at 34% and has spent the past few months touring the country rallying crowds despite having been sentenced in July to nearly 10 years in prison for accepting bribes from construction companies during his term. 
Mgombea halisi wa chama kwa mwaka 2018 ni Raisi wa zamani Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva, ambaye anaongoza kwa kura za maoni kwa 34% na amekuwa akizuru nchi na kukusanya umati wa watu ingawa amehukumiwa hapo Julai kifungo cha miaka karibu kumi kwa kosa la kupokea rushwa kutoka kwa makampuni ya ujenzi katika kipindi cha Uongozi wake.