Lula da Silva was born in 1945 in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. In 1980, he founded the Workers' Party. He was first elected as Brazil’s president in 2003 and served two consecutive ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ordered the dismissal of the head of the social security agency, INSS, as he faces investigation for alleged corruption, the government said on Wednesday.