- He migrated from his homeland in the arid north eastern Brazil to São Paulo, in 1952, aboard a cargo truck used for collective transport (commonly known as "pau-de-arara", or parrot-pole).
- He was elected president of the labor union of metallurgy workers in 1975, with 92% of voters. Re-elected in 1978, led the first major strike against military dictatorship in Brazil.
- He founded the Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) in 1980, with left-wing intellectuals and progressive politicians. Ran for presidency in 1989, 1994, 1998 and 2002, when he was finally elected.
- President of Brazil (2003 - 2010; 2023 - present).
- He has a daughter with Miriam Cordeiro (1974) named Lurian. Lurian is married to Marcelo Sato Rosa and they have two children named Maria Beatriz and João Gabriel.
- He announced he will run for a reelection for president of Brazil on October 1st 2006 against Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), Heloísa Helena (PSOL) and Cristovam Buarque (PDT).
- Son of Eurídice Ferreira de Melo and Aristides Inácio da Silva.
- He has seven siblings, one of them is José Ferreira da Silva.
- His second wife, Marisa Letícia, was a widow from her first marriage and she had a son from that marriage named Marcos Cláudio. Lula adopted Marcos Cláudio.
- Father, with Marisa Letícia, of three boys named Fábio Luiz, Sandro Luiz and Luiz Cláudio.
- He worked in industries, metallurgy, from 1959 to 1975.
- His first wife, Maria de Lourdes, died with their son, while giving birth.
- Reelected as president of Brazil after winning a run-off against Geraldo Alckmin with over 60% of the votes (29 October 2006).
- On 30 October 2022, he won the 2022 Brazilian presidential election, winning a third non-consecutive term, and making him the first person to be democratically-elected President of Brazil three times.
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