Editing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (section)

== In popular culture ==
Academy Award-nominated Brazilian director [[Fábio Barreto]] directed the 2009 Brazilian biographical film ''[[Lula, Son of Brazil]]'' that depicts the life of Lula up to 35 years of age.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=12 January 2012 |title='Lula: Son of Brazil,' Directed by Fábio Barreto – Review |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/movies/lula-son-of-brazil-directed-by-fabio-barreto-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217120946/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/movies/lula-son-of-brazil-directed-by-fabio-barreto-review.html |archive-date=17 February 2018 |access-date=14 July 2017 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>  Upon its release, it was the most expensive Brazilian film ever.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2009 |title=Mônica Bergamo: Orçamento de filme sobre Lula já passa dos R$ 17 milhões |trans-title=Mônica Bergamo: Budget for movie about Lula already exceeds R$17 million |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u603020.shtml |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804003658/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u603020.shtml |archive-date=4 August 2009 |work=[[Folha de S.Paulo]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The film was a commercial and critical failure.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Filme sobre Lula é fracasso de bilheteria, diz ´El país': Brasil|url=http://www.band.com.br/noticias/brasil/noticia/?id=259013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419054515/http://www.band.com.br/noticias/brasil/noticia/?id=259013 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |access-date=11 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lula, the Son of Brazil|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lula_the_son_of_brazil/|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201162302/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lula_the_son_of_brazil |url-status=live}}</ref> Critics charged that it was election propaganda, fostering a [[cult of personality]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 January 2010 |title=Filme sobre Lula pode influenciar eleição presidencial, diz 'NYT' |trans-title=Movie about Lula could influence presidential election, says 'NYT' |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2010/01/100112_lula_filme_nyt_rw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115202415/http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/2010/01/100112_lula_filme_nyt_rw.shtml |archive-date=15 January 2010 |access-date=14 July 2017 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2009 |title=Dilma admite que filme de Lula pode ajudar nas eleições de 2010 |trans-title=Dilma admits that Lula's movie could help in the 2010 elections |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/dilma-admite-que-filme-de-lula-pode-ajudar-nas-eleicoes-de-2010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929020834/http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/brasil/dilma-acredita-filme-lula-ajudara-eleicoes-2010 |archive-date=29 September 2010 |access-date=14 July 2017 |work=[[Veja (magazine)|Veja]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://veja.abril.com.br:80/blog/ponto-de-vista/governo-lula/lula-o-filme-do-brasil/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125090347/http://veja.abril.com.br/blog/ponto-de-vista/governo-lula/lula-o-filme-do-brasil/|archive-date=25 January 2011|title=O culto da personalidade na indicação ao Oscar|work=Veja|publisher=[[Grupo Abril]]|date=23 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Netflix Brazilian series ''[[The Mechanism (TV series)|The Mechanism]]'' deals with Operation Car Wash, and has a character inspired by Lula, who is referred to as João Higino in the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/cultura-e-lazer/tv/noticia/2018/03/o-mecanismo-saiba-quais-personagens-foram-inspirados-em-nomes-como-lula-e-moro-na-serie-da-netflix-cjf4hm3gp00o101qb6fh5lm5g.html|title="O Mecanismo": saiba quais personagens foram inspirados em nomes como Lula e Moro na série da Netflix|work={{ill|GZH (website)|pt|GZH|lt=Gauchazh}}|date=23 March 2018|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214456/https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/cultura-e-lazer/tv/amp/2018/03/o-mecanismo-saiba-quais-personagens-foram-inspirados-em-nomes-como-lula-e-moro-na-serie-da-netflix-cjf4hm3gp00o101qb6fh5lm5g.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/culture/2018/03/1962408-netflix-and-director-padilha-are-criticized-and-boycotted-for-series-about-car-wash-investigation.shtml|title=Folha de S.Paulo – Internacional – En – Culture – Netflix and Director Padilha are Criticized and Boycotted for Series about Car Wash Investigation – 27/03/2018|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref>

The 2019 Brazilian documentary, ''[[The Edge of Democracy]]'', written and directed by [[Petra Costa]], chronicled the rise and fall of Lula and Dilma Rousseff, and the socio-political upheaval in Brazil during the period.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/movies/edge-of-democracy-review.html|title=Review: 'Edge of Democracy' Looks at Brazil With Outrage and Heartbreak|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=18 June 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=6 January 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024055429/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/movies/edge-of-democracy-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lula is also featured in the director's 2024 documentary ''[[Apocalypse in the Tropics]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearce |first1=Leonard |title=62nd New York Film Festival Adds Films from Jean-Luc Godard, Alex Ross Perry, Leos Carax, Guy Maddin, Pablo Larraín & More |url=https://thefilmstage.com/62nd-new-york-film-festival-adds-films-from-jean-luc-godard-alex-ross-perry-leos-carax-guy-maddin-pablo-larrain-more/ |website=The Film Stage |date=14 August 2024 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>