Lula da Silva has Alzheimer's disease.
Posted by The Benny Show, Checked
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
None of the provided sources mentions an Alzheimer's diagnosis for Lula, either confirming or refuting it.
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What was said
… They took all the power of USA ID, and I could say rig it because, well, you could check the numbers of USA ID dollars that were spent in Brazil. He has tens of millions of dollars, dark money dollars, shady as you can get. And Lula, who is a incapacitated Joe Biden like fossil, he's a crusty old communist, he has Alzheimer's, he doesn't make any sense when he's talking, he's clearly lost his mind, and he's lost the people of Brazil. People of Brazil voted against him in the first runoff election. …
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Context. A March 2026 Reuters report says Lula's annual medical checkup test results were all normal, with no additional exams planned. It does not mention Alzheimer's or cognitive testing.[1][4]
Context. A WSJ profile from October 2026 describes Lula as 80, recovered from a 2024 brain bleed surgery, and determined to prove he is physically fit for the job. It does not address cognitive decline or Alzheimer's.[3]
Context. Earlier coverage details his health history, including 2011 throat cancer, 2024 brain hemorrhages and surgeries, and a 2025 labyrinthitis diagnosis. None of it refers to Alzheimer's disease.[5][6][7][8]
Context. No source in the set is a fact-checker or medical authority that examined the Alzheimer's allegation and rejected it, so there is no affirmative contradiction.[2]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Brazil President Lula's annual medical checkup test results are normalreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Full Factfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Lula is the Brazilian Left's last hope—and its biggest problemwsj.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4Brazil President Lula's Annual Medical Checkup Test Results ...usnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Brazil's Lula faces mounting health concerns ahead of October elections - News, Just Newsnewsjustnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Aging Brazilian Leader’s Health Struggles Cast Shadow Over Political Futureriotimesonline.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Recap: Brazilian President Lula's long history of health woestoday.rtl.lu · not rated · cited for: context
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