Biography of Luiz InacioLuladaSilva, better known as Lula, president of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and from 2023. As part of the Petrobras scandal, in July 2017 Lula was found guilty of corruption and money laundering.
Luiz InácioLuladaSilva (born 27 October 1945) is a Brazilian politician and former trade union leader. He has been the 39th President of Brazil since 2023.
Lula led the organization of the party and ran for governor of São Paulo that same year. In August 1983, he helped found Brazil’s United Workers’ Center (Central Única dos Trabalhadores/CUT).
Vítězstvím LuizeInáciaLulydaSilvy v prezidentským volbách v Brazílii se završila druhá levicová neboli takzvaná růžová vlna v regionu za dvě desetiletí.