Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been President of Brazil since 1 January 2023, having previously held the office from 2003 to 2011. Before that he was a Federal Deputy for São Paulo from 1987 to 1991 and led the Workers' Party.[2]

Country

Brazil

Born

27 Oct 1945, Caetés, Garanhuns, Brazil[2]

First office on record

National President of the Workers' Party, 1980

1. In office

   President[1]

   Federative Republic of BrazilSourced

2. In office

   President (head of government)[1]

   Government of Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaSourced

3. 2003 – 2011

   President of Brazil[2]

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4. 1987 – 1991

   Federal Deputy for São Paulo[2]

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5. 1980 – 1988

   National President of the Workers' Party[2]

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• Vocational training, SENAI (National Service for Industrial Training)[2]

• Brazil's courts have helped 911,000 people in custody get identity documents

  A national programme trains justice workers to register prisoners and young offenders, so they can vote, work and claim benefits when they leave.

  29 Sept 2026