Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva best known as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and the president-elect of Brazil. He will become the 39th president of Brazil in 2023, and previously served as the 35th president from 2003 to 2010.
Lula was a founding member of the left-wing Workers’ Party (PT) and ran unsuccessfully for president three times before achieving victory in the 2002 Brazilian general election. He was re-elected in 2006.
Lula was a founding member of the left-wing Workers’ Party (PT) and ran unsuccessfully for president three times before achieving victory in the 2002 Brazilian general election. He was re-elected in 2006.
In May 2021, Lula stated that he would run for a third term in the 2022 Brazilian general election, against the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro.
He won and was elected president on 30 October 2022, defeating Bolsonaro in a close race.
Lula’s victory represents the return of the left into power in Brazil, and concludes a triumphant personal comeback for Lula da Silva, after a series of corruption allegations lead to his imprisonment for 580 days.
The sentences were later annulled by the Supreme Court, clearing his path to run for reelection.
In a speech to supporters and journalists on Sunday evening (Oct. 30, 2022), an excited Lula said;
He further described the victory as his “political resurrection.”