"Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the new Brazilian president, on being advised to stay in the United States after his brother's arrest for political activity in Brazil, 1975 In October 2002, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made history when he became Latin America's first democratically elected socialist leader since Salvador Allende. Lula and his Workers Party won comfortably with nearly 62 percent of Brazil's popular vote."