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His Excellency
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Portrait of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
35th President of Brazil
In office
1 January 2003 – 1 January 2011
Vice President José Alencar
Preceded by Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Succeeded by Dilma Rousseff
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office
17 – 18 March 2016
President Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by Jaques Wagner
Succeeded by Eva Chiavon
National President of the Workers' Party
In office
15 July 1990 – 24 January 1994
Preceded by Luiz Gushiken
Succeeded by Rui Falcão
In office
9 August 1980 – 17 January 1988
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Olívio Dutra
Federal Deputy for São Paulo
In office
1 February 1987 – 1 February 1991
Personal details
Born Luiz Inácio da Silva
(1945-10-27) 27 October 1945 (age 72)
Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Political party Workers' Party (since 1980)
Spouse(s) Maria de Lurdes da Silva (m. 1969; d. 1971)
Marisa Letícia Rocco Casa (m. 1974; d. 2017)
Children Márcos Cláudio
Lurian
Fábio Luís
Sandro Luís
Luís Cláudio
Residence São Bernardo do Campo
Education National Service for Industrial Training
Occupation Metalworker, trade unionist
Signature Lula (Signature of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva)
Website Lula Institute

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 27 October 1945), popularly known as Lula, is a Brazilian politician and former union leader, who served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011. He was a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT) and ran unsuccessfully for president three times before achieving victory in the 2002 election. He was re-elected in the 2006 election. The introduction of social programs, such as Bolsa Família and Fome Zero were hallmarks of his time in office. As president, Lula played a prominent role in international matters, including activities related to the nuclear program of Iran and global warming, and was described as "a man with audacious ambitions to alter the balance of power among nations." Succeeded by his former Chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff, he left an enduring mark on Brazilian politics in the form of Lulism.

Lula has been called one of the most popular politicians in the history of Brazil and while in office was one of the most popular in the world. He was featured in Time's 2010 The 100 Most Influential People in the World, and Perry Anderson called him "the most successful politician of his time." In October 2011, Lula—who was a smoker for 40 years—was diagnosed with throat cancer and underwent chemotherapy, leading to a successful recovery.

In early 2016, Lula was appointed Chief of Staff under Rousseff, but Justice Gilmar Mendes of the Supreme Federal Court blocked the appointment due to ongoing federal investigations. On 12 July 2017, he was convicted of money laundering and passive corruption, defined in Brazilian criminal law as the receipt of a bribe by a civil servant or government official. He was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison by judge Sérgio Moro but remained free pending an appeal of the sentence. On 24 January 2018 the Regional Federal Court of the 4th Region, which is a panel of three appellate judges, unanimously upheld Moro's ruling against Lula and increased the sentence to 12 years. On 5 April 2018, the Supreme Federal Court voted to reject Lula's habeas corpus plea; on the same day a warrant was issued for his arrest. He turned himself in and began serving his sentence on 7 April 2018. Lula has announced his candidacy for the 2018 presidential election, but he is widely expected to be disqualified under Brazil's "Clean Record" law, which bars those convicted of crimes and whose sentences have been affirmed by an appellate court, from running for public office.


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