Born in 1945 as the seventh child, he grows up in poverty working as a street vendor and later a lathe operator. After losing a finger in an industrial accident, he becomes a prominent trade union activist, leading to his imprisonment.
Lula's sibling whose legal troubles directly catalyze Lula's political awakening.
Lula's biological father who abandons the family shortly after Lula's birth.
Lula's devoted mother who single-handedly raises him and his siblings through poverty.
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