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  1. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva39th President of Brazil
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  2. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician who is the 39th and current president of Brazil since 2023. A member of the Workers' Party, Lula was also the 35th president from 2003 to 2011.
    BornLuiz Inácio da Silva · 27 October 1945 · Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
    Political partyPT (since 1980)
    SpousesMaria de Lourdes Ribeiro · (m. 1969; died · 1971) · Marisa Letícia Casa · (m. · 1974; died · 2017) · Rosângela da Silva (m. · 2022)
    Children5
    Early life

    Luiz Inácio da Silva was born on 27 October 1945 (registered with a date of birth of 6 October 1945) in Caetés (then a district of Garanhuns), 250 km (160 mi) from Recife, capital of Pernambuco, a state in the … See more

    Personal life

    Twice a widower, Lula has been married three times, and has a daughter from a fourth relationship. In 1969, he married Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro. She died of hepatitis in 1971 while pregnant with a child, who … See more

    Education and work

    Lula had little formal education. He did not learn to read until he was ten years old. He quit school after the second grade to work. His first job at age eight was as a street vendor. When he was 12, he also worked as a shoes… See more

    Union career

    Inspired by his brother Frei Chico, a member of the Brazilian Communist Party, Lula joined the labour movement when he worked at Villares Metals, rising through the ranks. He was elected in 1975, and re-elected in 1… See more