Andre Pagliarini is an assistant professor of history and international studies at Louisiana State University and a non-resident expert at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of Lula: A People’s President and the Fight for Brazil’s Future (Polity 2025) and Claiming the Nation: The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Brazil (University of California Press 2026).
With His Stunning Victory in Brazil, Lula Has Made History Again
Despite trailing far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round of voting, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defied the odds and secured a fourth presidential term, but the road ahead will not be an easy one.
Andre Pagliarini