Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (
pron. IPA: ), born Luiz Inácio da Silva on
October 27,
1945, popularly known as Lula, is the current
President of
Brazil, and a founding member of the
Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores). Lula was elected to the post in
October 27,
2002 with 61% of the votes (
run-off), and took office on
January 1,
2003. He was elected on the same ticket as his vice-president,
José Alencar. On
October 29,
2006, Lula was re-elected with more than 60% of the votes, extending his position as President until
January 1,
2011.
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