A 1986 campaign poster for Lula’s run for Congress. The poster calls for “workers in Congress.” In November 1986, general elections were held to elect the members of the constituent assembly, which took office on February 1, 1987. After 21 years of military rule, the Constituent Assembly established Brazil's new democratic Constitution. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was the most voted member of the Constituent Assembly in the 1986 elections.
