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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil, 2003 to 2010 and 2023 to present

A former union leader who expanded cash-transfer programs like Bolsa Família. He was jailed in 2018 and returned to office after his convictions were annulled.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, leaning progressive on culture and leaning nature-first on environment. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Andy Burnham Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2026 to present88%Claudia Sheinbaum President of Mexico, 2024 to present84%Lee Jae-myung President of South Korea, 2025 to present83%Yamandú Orsi President of Uruguay, 2025 to present81%Dilma Rousseff President of Brazil, 2011 to 201680%Patrice Lumumba Prime Minister of the Congo, 196079%

Leaders furthest from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Augusto Pinochet Ruler of Chile, 1973 to 199013%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202215%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194518%

Political views closest to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.87%Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.87%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.83%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Ricardo Stuckert/PR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.