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On 27th October 2002, at the age of 57, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected President of the Federative Republic of Brazil with almost 53 million votes. [http://www.v-brazil.com/government/executive-branch/lula.html]
On 27th October 2002, at the age of 57, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected President of the Federative Republic of Brazil with almost 53 million votes. [http://www.v-brazil.com/government/executive-branch/lula.html]
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During his first term Lula da Silva oversaw a growing economy and a reduction in the poverty rate. [http://www.answers.com/topic/luis-inacio-lula-da-silva]
Lula is referred by some critics as uneducated, ignorant, arrogant, insane and a representative of poor Brazilians. His political persona is seen as authoritarian, extravagant, and impulsive.
Lula is referred by some critics as uneducated, ignorant, arrogant, insane and a representative of poor 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.
Despite having no education, it is said that Lula is driven by a group Stalinist of the Worker's Party.
Friend of [[Hugo Chavez]], [[Fidel Castro]] and [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], he is regarded as "frustrated dictator".
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.'' [http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Ka-M/Lula-da-Silva-Luiz-In-cio.html]
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