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| | | birth =October 27, 1945<br/>Garanhuns, Pernambuco State, Bra<il | | | birth =October 27, 1945<br/>Garanhuns, Pernambuco State, Bra<il |
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| | Lula is referred by some critics as uneducated, ignorant, arrogant, and a poor representative of Brazilians. His political persona is seen as authoritarian, extravagant, and impulsive. Despite having no education, it is said that Lula is driven by a group Stalinist of the Worker's Party. | | Lula is referred by some critics as uneducated, ignorant, arrogant, and a poor representative of Brazilians. His political persona is seen as authoritarian, extravagant, and impulsive. Despite having no education, it is said that Lula is driven by a group Stalinist of the Worker's Party. |
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| | Friend of [[Hugo Chavez]], [[Fidel Castro]] and [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], he is regarded as working around the intense polarization between left and right; ''"Lula's heart may beat to the left, but his head tells him foreign investment is essential for Brazil to grow," noted Steve Kingstone of the BBC.''<ref>http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Ka-M/Lula-da-Silva-Luiz-In-cio.html</ref> | | Friend of [[Hugo Chavez]], [[Fidel Castro]] and [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], he is regarded as working around the intense polarization between left and right; ''"Lula's heart may beat to the left, but his head tells him foreign investment is essential for Brazil to grow," noted Steve Kingstone of the BBC.''<ref>http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Ka-M/Lula-da-Silva-Luiz-In-cio.html</ref> |
| | In 2016, when he was accused of bribery, he claimed that there was nobody in Brazil more honest than him.<ref>[http://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/fausto-macedo/nao-tem-uma-viva-alma-mais-honesta-do-que-eu-afirma-lula/ In Portuguese: "Não existe viva alma mais honesta do que eu"]</ref> Lula has been labeled by those involved in "[[Petrolão]]" (the corruption scandal of [[Petrobras]]) as "chefe da quadrilha" (head of the gang of thieves).<ref>http://www.ilisp.org/noticias/delcidio-confirma-lula-e-o-chefe-da-quadrilha-e-as-campanhas-de-dilma-foram-ilegais/</ref> In 2017, Lula was sentenced to nine years in jail by [[Sérgio Moro]], based | | In 2016, when he was accused of bribery, he claimed that there was nobody in Brazil more honest than him.<ref>[http://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/fausto-macedo/nao-tem-uma-viva-alma-mais-honesta-do-que-eu-afirma-lula/ In Portuguese: "Não existe viva alma mais honesta do que eu"]</ref> Lula has been labeled by those involved in "[[Petrolão]]" (the corruption scandal of [[Petrobras]]) as "chefe da quadrilha" (head of the gang of thieves).<ref>http://www.ilisp.org/noticias/delcidio-confirma-lula-e-o-chefe-da-quadrilha-e-as-campanhas-de-dilma-foram-ilegais/</ref> In 2017, Lula was sentenced to nine years in jail by [[Sérgio Moro]], based |