Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known simply as Lula, is a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. He is a founding member of the Workers' Partyand ran for president three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election, then again in 1994 and 1998. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as president on 1 January 2003. In the 2006 election he was elected for a second term...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 October 1945
CountryBrazil
If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global scale, if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority for the international community.
It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind.
My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world.
Brazil is in a solid position. In the past, if the United States sneezed, we caught pneumonia. Today, if the United States sneezes, we sneeze too.
We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action.
I will never tire from repeating my commitment to ensuring that every Brazilian can have breakfast, lunch and supper every day.
Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.
Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the world, along with Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo. For us it is not a surprise. Since he began to come and train with us and we knew we would go down this path. Someday I will explain that I was at the birth of one of the footballing greats: Leo Messi.
A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.
Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.
Well-fed people can enhance their dignity, their health and their learning capacity. Putting resources into social programs is not expenditure. It is investment.
No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality
When I see Messi - who is the best player in the world in my opinion - lose the ball, he runs off until he gets it back or commits a foul. Our guys lose the ball and fold their arms.
Where there is hunger there is no hope. There is only desolation and pain. Hunger nurtures violence and fanaticism. A world where people starve will never be safe