According to reports, Luis Lula da Silva won Brazil’s election ton Sunday taking 51.79% of the vote. Reportedly. he first came to office as the country’s first socialist leader in nearly 50 years in 2003.
According to a report, Luis came from a poor background, working as a shoeshine boy and not learning to read until he was ten years old. Reportrdly, he trained as a metal worker and became involved in union activity, helping to transform the trade union into a powerful independent movement.
According to the reporr, in 1980 Luis founded Brazil’s first socialist party, the Workers’ party, promising to eradicate hunger and create a self confident, caring and outward looking nation. Reportedly, his social programmes, increasing the
minimum wage and remodelling social welfare helped to reverse Brazil’s inequalities. According to the report, he retired in 2011 and a recession followed. Reportedly, he was jailed on corruption charges which he said were politically motivated, but released 18 months later in 2019 and his convictions were annulled. He has been president of Brazil since 2023.