Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – All Content on this topic – Page 1 of 4 – DW

Advertisement

Image: Rodrigo Paiva/Getty ImagesImage: Rodrigo Paiva/Getty Images

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva — more commonly known as Lula — was popular as president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. He will take over as president again in January 2023 after beating Jair Bolsonaro.

Skip next section All Content on this topic

All Content on this topic

A woman cries after being rescued following floods in Canoas, at the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.

A woman cries after being rescued following floods in Canoas, at the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.

Brazil's President Lula da Silva visits flood-hit region

The president has pledged funds for reconstruction, and promised a plan to prevent "climate accidents."

A bird's eye view of flooding in the center of Porto Alegre showing freeway bridges submerged by muddy waters

A bird's eye view of flooding in the center of Porto Alegre showing freeway bridges submerged by muddy waters

Brazil floods: Rescuers race against time as toll rises

Authorities are scrambling to rescue people from flooding in Brazil's south, where over 100 people are still missing.

People are rescued after flooding in Canoas, at the Rio Grande do Sul state

People are rescued after flooding in Canoas, at the Rio Grande do Sul state

Brazil flooding leaves dozens dead

At least 60 people have been killed as southern Brazil endures its worst flooding in more than 80 years.

Firefighters rescue a man and his dog from a flooded area at the city center of Sao Sebastiao do Cai, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

Firefighters rescue a man and his dog from a flooded area at the city center of Sao Sebastiao do Cai, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

Brazil floods: State of emergency in Rio Grande do Sul

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state is rising, and more downpours are expected.

Indigenous people take part in the Terra Livre (Free Land) protest in Brasilia on April 25

Indigenous people take part in the Terra Livre (Free Land) protest in Brasilia on April 25

Brazil: Indigenous people protest over ancestral lands

Indigenous leaders protested in Brasilia, urging President Lula to recognize more of their ancestral lands.

Musk feuds with Brazil's top judge over X

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused a Brazilian Supreme Court justice of censoring X, his social media platform.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touch the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 1, 2019

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touch the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 1, 2019

Brazil: Judge rejects Bolsonaro's request for Israel travel

A Supreme Court justice said it would be "premature" to return Bolsonaro's passport as he remains under investigation.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron (right) in front of tropical trees on Combu Island, Para, Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron (right) in front of tropical trees on Combu Island, Para, Brazil

Brazil, France announce €1 billion Amazon investment plan

France and Brazil say they will raise an investment fund over the next four years to protect the Amazon rainforest.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks before the UN in September, 2021

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks before the UN in September, 2021

Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted over fake COVID certificate

Ex-President Bolsonaro is accused of tampering with a public health database to make it seem as if he was vaccinated.

Lula receiving Brazilians and Palestinians returning from the Gaza Strip at Brasilia Air Base

Lula receiving Brazilians and Palestinians returning from the Gaza Strip at Brasilia Air Base

Brazil's Lula: Row with Israel has 'divided his own base'

The Brazilian president's comparison of the Gaza conflict with the Holocaust has sparked a diplomatic row.

Aerial view of the Rupununi Savannah in western Guyana, near the border with Brazil and Venezuela, taken on April 12, 2023.

Aerial view of the Rupununi Savannah in western Guyana, near the border with Brazil and Venezuela, taken on April 12, 2023.

Venezuela, Guyana agree to talks as border dispute flares

A decades-old border dispute between the two Latin American countries has reached new highs recently.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Brazilian President Lula with flags behind them

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Brazilian President Lula with flags behind them

Is it all over for the EU-Mercosur free trade deal?

Politicians are disappointed but NGOs relieved that a free trade deal between the EU and Mercosur seems to be failing.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chancellor Olaf Scholz together in Berlin

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chancellor Olaf Scholz together in Berlin

Scholz, Lula push for EU-Mercosur trade deal amid tensions

The Mercosur-EU trade deal was high on the agenda during talks between Germany and Brazil's governments.

Brazil's president Lula holding German chancellor Olaf Scholz's arm

Brazil's president Lula holding German chancellor Olaf Scholz's arm

Germany-Brazil ties: Lula pushes Global South agenda

As Scholz welcomes the Brazilian president, Lula's importance as a mouthpiece for the Global South keeps growing.

A close up of a red and blue dart poison frog

A close up of a red and blue dart poison frog

Brazil proposes global forest fund at Dubai climate talks

People in scores of rainforest nations could be paid to preserve forest areas under Brazil's new concept.

Brailian President Silva attending an Amazon summit in August

Brailian President Silva attending an Amazon summit in August

Brazil's Amazon Fund: A global climate blueprint?

Before COP28, Brazil hopes for more cooperation among Global South nations and rich nations to pay long-promised funds.

A cleared section of Amazon rainforest with cows grazing

A cleared section of Amazon rainforest with cows grazing

Amazon: Brazil records five-year low in deforestation

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised to end deforestation in the Amazon altogether by 2030.

An official of the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) is seen on the right with his back towards the camera, his green T-shirt displaying the yellow IBAMA lettering. In the background several indigenous people and huts with thatched roofs are visible.

An official of the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) is seen on the right with his back towards the camera, his green T-shirt displaying the yellow IBAMA lettering. In the background several indigenous people and huts with thatched roofs are visible.

Protecting Brazil's Amazon rainforest, one tree at a time

The Brazilian government has strengthened the agency monitoring illegal deforestation in the Amazon.

Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro hold up a sign calling for military intervention in Brazil to keep the far-right populist in office as rioters storm government buildings in the background

Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro hold up a sign calling for military intervention in Brazil to keep the far-right populist in office as rioters storm government buildings in the background

Brazil: Bolsonaro supporter gets 17 years for role in riot

Brazil's Supreme Court sentenced the man for participating in riots to restore right-wing Jair Bolsonaro to power.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva speaks during the Amazon Summit in Belem, Brazil, August 8, 2023

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva speaks during the Amazon Summit in Belem, Brazil, August 8, 2023

Brazil: Supreme Court discards evidence in corruption probe

"Operation Car Wash" put President Lula da Silva in jail, but has been accused of political bias.

Südafrika BRICS-Gipfel

Südafrika BRICS-Gipfel

AfricaLink on Air — 22 August 2023

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion+++Zimbabwe election: Why the youth vote matters

Military police officers standing outside a camp of Bolsonaro supporters in Brasilia on January 9

Military police officers standing outside a camp of Bolsonaro supporters in Brasilia on January 9

Brazil arrests senior military police over January 8 riots

Authorities said military police officers shared messages promoting a coup and had prior knowledge of the riots.

A big patch of felled trees in the Amazon Rainforest

A big patch of felled trees in the Amazon Rainforest

Amazon deforestation falls as leaders meet for key summit

Heads of governments from the Amazon region meet to discuss how to protect the crucial rainforest.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waving his finger while dellivering a speech

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waving his finger while dellivering a speech

Brazil: Man arrested for threatening Lula ahead of summit

Police in Brazil arrested a man suspected of planning an assassination attempt on President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Trees lie in the forest after being cut down in Acre state Brazil.

Trees lie in the forest after being cut down in Acre state Brazil.

Brazil: Amazon deforestation rate falls since Bolsonaro

Tree clearance rates fall, but the area cleared in the first half of 2023 is still greater than the size of Luxembourg.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Emmanuel Macron smile and lean in for an embrace

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Emmanuel Macron smile and lean in for an embrace

Lula: The EU's uncomfortable preferred partner

Brazil's president plans to visit Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace. Is this a new beginning for Brazil and the EU?

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, Suriname's President Chan Santokhi, Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Bolivia's President Luis Arce, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, Chile's President Gabriel Boric, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso, Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou and Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otarola

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, Suriname's President Chan Santokhi, Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Bolivia's President Luis Arce, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, Chile's President Gabriel Boric, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso, Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou and Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otarola

Brazil's Lula proposes South American currency

Heads of state from 12 South American countries have gathered in the Brazilian capital to discuss regional integration.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hugging each other

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hugging each other

Brazil's Lula, Venezuela's Maduro embrace 'new era' in ties

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro met with Brazilian President Lula ahead of a regional summit in Brasilia.

An image of the Telegram app on the phone

An image of the Telegram app on the phone

Brazil court lifts suspension of Telegram app

Brazil had temporarily banned Telegram after it failed to cooperate in an investigation into neo-Nazi chat groups.

Lula decrees six new Indigenous reserves during a visit to Terra Livre Indigenous Camp in Brasilia

Lula decrees six new Indigenous reserves during a visit to Terra Livre Indigenous Camp in Brasilia

Brazil's Lula recognizes 6 Indigenous land reservations

The move was met with frustration by Indigenous groups as the government had earlier said to recognize 14 territories.

Telegram app against the Brazilian flag

Telegram app against the Brazilian flag

Brazil judge orders temporary suspension of Telegram

Brazil is cracking down on a rise in school violence and has asked Telegram for details on neo-Nazi chat groups.

President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, is received by President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in Lisbon

President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, is received by President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in Lisbon

Brazil's Lula kicks off Portugal trip amid Ukraine criticism

Portugal is the first European country to receive President Lula since he returned to office at the start of 2023.

Marco Edson Goncalves Dias (center of frame) talking to another official. Archive image from December 2022.

Marco Edson Goncalves Dias (center of frame) talking to another official. Archive image from December 2022.

Brazil: Lula's security chief quits after riot footage leaks

A top security official resigned after footage emerged showing him talking to protesters inside the presidential palace.

A Brazilian cowboy leading a herd of cattle in the Pantanal region

A Brazilian cowboy leading a herd of cattle in the Pantanal region

Brazil struggles to protect Amazon as beef demand booms

Brazil's cattle farmers have exported more beef than ever before. But what's good for the economy is bad for nature.

Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shaking hands

Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shaking hands

Brazil welcomes Russia's Lavrov amid US criticism

The US alleges that "Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda" when it comes to the invasion of Ukraine.

Hundreds of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro riot

Hundreds of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro riot

Brazil: Bolsonaro to be questioned over riots

Bolsonaro's critics accuse the former president of instigating the January 8 riots by inflaming his supporters.

President Lula was handed a bouquet of flowers upon landing in Shanghai for the beginning of his state visit

President Lula was handed a bouquet of flowers upon landing in Shanghai for the beginning of his state visit

Brazil's Lula lands in China for state visit

The Brazilian president has arrived in China ahead of a high-level meeting with Xi Jinping on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Brazil's Lula visits China

On his trip to China, Lula intends to deepen ties and position Brazil on the global stage with a peace plan for Ukraine.

A Chinese military honor guard holds the national flags of China and Brazil

A Chinese military honor guard holds the national flags of China and Brazil

Presidential visit: China eyes closer ties with Brazil

Brazil's President Lula will visit Xi Jinping in China this week, as China seeks more access to Brazilian agriculture.

Jair Bolsonaro waves to supporters upon returning to Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro waves to supporters upon returning to Brazil

Brazil: Bolsonaro returns after self-imposed Florida exile

Jair Bolsonaro has returned to politics in Brazil after a three-month self-imposed exile in the US.

Joe Biden with his arm around Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he disembarks from a jet

Joe Biden with his arm around Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he disembarks from a jet

Biden and Lula talk democracy, Amazon in Washington

The two leaders are also set to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia

Brazilian President Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia

Lula has high hopes for Brazil's international role

'Brazil is back' will be one of the main messages of President Lula da Silva during his trip to the US.

View of trees in the Amazon rainforest

View of trees in the Amazon rainforest

Germany announces Amazon protection package for Brazil

The package was announced during a visit by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Scholz placing a flower on a wall with a list of names of victims to Argentina's military dictatorship at the Parque de la Memoria (Park of Memory) in Buenos Aires.

Scholz placing a flower on a wall with a list of names of victims to Argentina's military dictatorship at the Parque de la Memoria (Park of Memory) in Buenos Aires.

At Argentina junta memorial, Scholz evokes Iran protests

Germany's Olaf Scholz said a memorial to victims of Argentina's military junta made him think of present-day Iranians.

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez and then Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 31, 2022

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez and then Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 31, 2022

Brazil, Argentina to discuss common currency

The leaders of South America's two largest economies say a single currency can be used for boosting "commercial flows."

Protesters clash with police during a protest outside the Planalto Palace building in Brasilia

Protesters clash with police during a protest outside the Planalto Palace building in Brasilia

Brazil defense minister says military not involved in riots

President Lula had said he suspected there had been collusion by "people in the armed forces" in the January 8 riots.

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro are pictured through a broken glass

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro are pictured through a broken glass

Fact check: Fakes about the Brazil riots

The claims made on social networks included that President Lula had been evacuated and the internet shut down.

Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia

Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalized in Florida

Brazil has so far said it has no plans to ask for the far-right politician to be extradited from the US.

Philipp Lichterbeck

Philipp Lichterbeck

Opinion: Brazil: A dangerous cocktail of violence and lies

Philipp Lichterbeck

The poison spread by Bolosonarism that has seeped into the hearts and minds of ordinary Brazilians is dangerous.

Members of the military work at a camp left by supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, outside the Army Headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9, 2023.

Members of the military work at a camp left by supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, outside the Army Headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9, 2023.

Brazil's state organs slam 'terrorist' pro-Bolsonaro riots

Brazil's leader, Congress and top court say Bolsonaro supporters committed "terrorist acts."