Campaign poster of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 1982, when he ran for governor of the state of São Paulo. Lula would go on to win the presidency in 2002, on his fourth attempt at the office. He served as president from 2003 to 2010 and returned to the presidency in 2023 after defeating Jair Bolsonaro. In 2026, Lula is running for a fourth—and last—presidential term in the October elections.
