Lula returns to the presidency
A man imprisoned for corruption and released on annulled convictions wins Brazil back.
- When
- Known to
- ± 12 hours
- Era
- Contemporary, Holocene
- Where
- Brasilia, Brazil · 15.7997° S, 47.8645° W
Lula da Silva took office on 1 January 2023 after the narrowest presidential margin in Brazil's democratic history, having served 580 days in prison before the Supreme Court annulled his convictions on jurisdictional grounds. He is the only person to have led Brazil in three non-consecutive terms.