Lula da Silva, also known as Lula, became Brazils first working-class president in 2002 but stepped down after two terms in 2010.
Lula became Brazils first working-class president in 2002 but stepped down after two terms in 2010. Even then he was extremely popular with approval ratings close to 90%. His Workers party (PT) after that was found embroiled in Corruption scandals and accused of plunging Brazil into a brutal .