The story of Lula: how a shoe-shiner became Brazil’s beloved president

On Sunday (January 1) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, mononymously known as Lula, was sworn in as Brazil’s president for a record third term. He was previously president from 2002 to 2010, leaving office with an 83 per cent approval rating only due to Brazil’s presidential term constraints. Lula inherits a polarised Brazilian society on the back of a closely […]