Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [luˈiz iˈnasju ˈlulɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] (listen); born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945),[1] known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician and trade unionist.[2] After previously serving as 35th president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010,[3] he is the current president-elect of Brazil, and is expected to be inaugurated as the 39th President in 2023. He 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.[4] 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.[5][6][7] He was elected president on 30 October 2022, defeating Bolsonaro in a close race. He is the first person to be democratically elected as president of Brazil three times, and the second to be elected to non-consecutive presidential terms (after Getúlio Vargas). At age 77, he will be the oldest person to take office as President of Brazil.