Leaders

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Who leads Brazil? Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Brazil

Record & power

Record score	74
Power score	76

Country momentum +4 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

The Global South's senior statesman — a three-time president leading Latin America's largest economy.
Moderate growth, a resilient labor market; online betting banned by emergency decree in September 2026.
A leading BRICS voice at New Delhi; sovereignty defended amid friction with Washington over the election.
The debit: economic management middling, growth held back by political combat.

Other leaders

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Brazil Rankings

Across the Bureau

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