Brazil prime minister
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President of Brazil (2003–2011, 2023–present)
"Lula" redirects here. For other uses, see Lula (disambiguation).
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese:[luˈiziˈnasjuˈlulɐdɐˈsiwvɐ]ⓘ; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945),[1] 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.
Described as left-wing, his first presidency coincided with South America's first pink tide. During his first two consecutive terms in office, he continued fiscal policies and promoted social welfare programs such as Bolsa Família that eventually led to growth in GDP, reduction in external debt and inflation, and helping 20 million Brazilians escape poverty. He also played a role in foreign policy, both on a regional level and as part of global trade and environment negotiations.[2] During those terms, Lula was considered one of the most popular politicians in Brazil's history and left
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Biography - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
BIOGRAPHY
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
39th President of Brazil
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was born on October 27, 1945, in the city of Garanhuns, deep in rural Pernambuco, Brazil. Lula is the seventh of the eight offspring of Aristides Inácio da Silva and Eurídice Ferreira de Mello, dona Lindu – who has always been a great example to him.
In December 1952, dona Lindu and her eight children migrated to São Paulo fleeing drought and hunger. The journey took 13 days on a pau de arara truck [adapted in a makeshift way to transport passengers, as an improvised and uncomfortable substitute for conventional buses]. At first, the family lived on the outskirts of the city of Guarujá, 60 kilometers away from the state capital São Paulo.
Young Lula was taught to read and write at Grupo Escolar Marcílio Dias, a local public school. In 1956 the family moved to the capital São Paulo, where they lived in a room at the back of a bar in the Ipiranga neighborhood. Lula got his first job at the age of 12, in a dye shop. He was also a shoes
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Jair Bolsonaro
President of Brazil (2019–2023)
"Bolsonaro" redirects here. For the surname, see Bolsonaro (surname).
Jair Messias Bolsonaro (Brazilian Portuguese:[ʒaˈiʁmeˈsi.ɐsbowsoˈnaɾu]; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 2019.
Bolsonaro began serving in the Brazilian Army in 1973 and graduated from the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras in 1977. He rose to publicity in 1986 after he wrote an article for Veja magazine criticizing low wages for military officers, after which he was arrested and detained for fifteen days. He left the army and was elected to the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro two years later. In 1990, Bolsonaro was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a representative for the state of Rio de Janeiro. During his 27-year tenure as a congressman, he became known for his national conservatism. Bolsonaro entered the 2018 Brazilian presidential election, during whic
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