Lula!

THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF BRAZIL’S PRESIDENT, NOW RE-ELECTED FOR A FOURTH TERM

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's extraordinary life and times and President of Brazil makes him one of the most extraordinary political operators of our young century. This is the fascinating story.

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From the factory floor to the presidency: the extraordinary story of President Lula's fight to change Brazil

In October 2022, Lula was once again elected President of Brazil, replacing the far-right strongman Bolsonaro, sparking an insurrection, and exiling the fallen demagogue to the US. Lula won by promising to save the Amazon and to give power back to the Brazilian people. This has long been the dream of Latin American left-wing movements - many of which have ended in corruption, disaster and death.

Lula has survived at least three curtain calls. Imprisoned for corruption in the notorious 'Car Wash' scandal, voted out, bullied and beaten, Lula continues to draw huge crowds of workers wherever he goes. He speaks of revolution and comes from the streets of São Paulo, and yet he is enmeshed in hidden bank accounts and lobbying scandals.

This is the definitive biography of Lula and the history of modern Brazilian politics that gave rise to him. Richard Lapper's unparalleled reporting and access allows him to tell the full story, encapsulating so much of why Latin America's left-wing movements both excite and fascinate us.