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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil, 2003 to 2010 and 2023 to present

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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: leaning state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are leaning state-led on economy, leaning progressive on culture and leaning peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority and religion.

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Where Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sits on ten dimensions

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

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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People furthest from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Louis XIV King of France, 1643 to 171524%Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)26%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194326%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194526%

Political views closest to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.99%Modern monetary theoryArgues that governments issuing their own currency can spend to reach full employment,…98%Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.97%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.97%

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