2010 Brazilian general election
General elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 2010 to elect the president, National Congress and state governors. As no presidential candidate received more than 50% in the first round of voting, a second round was held on 31 October to choose a successor to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT), who was constitutionally ineligible to run for a third term as he has already served two terms after winning the elections in 2002 and being re-elected in 2006.
2010 Brazilian general election
Dilma with Marta Suplicy, previously considered a likely candidate of the PT in 2010.
Serra and Aécio Neves, who was speculated as a potential candidate of the PSDB, in 2010.
Former Governor José Serra (PSDB) on the campaign trail in 2010.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also known as Lula da Silva or simply Lula, is a Brazilian politician who is the 39th and current president of Brazil since 2023. A member of the Workers' Party, Lula was also the 35th president from 2003 to 2011. He also holds the presidency of the G20 since 2023.
Official portrait, 2023
Lula lost his left pinky in a work-related accident when he was a metalworker in 1974
Lula speaking at the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, 1989
Lula climbs ramp leading to the Palácio do Planalto with Vice President José Alencar for the official ceremony marking the beginning of their second term, 2007.
