Brazil

Paper Summary:

The paper focuses on Brazil's current President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) and his background and ideology. The paper examines the Lula administration's policies on economic alliances, globalization, relations with the United States, and the environment.

Outline:
President Lula's Background and Political Ideology
Election Campaign Platform and Ideology of Lula's Administration
Policies on Globalization and the "Washington Consensus"
Relations with the United States
Environment

From the Paper:

"Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (popularly known as just "Lula") was born on 27 October 1945, in a poor working class family. He started working in factories at a young age as a mechanic and lathe operator and became involved in trade union activities in the late 1960s. He was elected the Head of the Metallurgists' Trade Union in 1975 and became a strike leader and a symbol of opposition to the military dictatorship in the 1970s and early 1980s. Lula founded the Workers Party (PT) in 1980 and contested as his party's candidate in three unsuccesful bids for the Presidency in 1989, 1994 and 1998, on a largely anti-capitalist platform ("Biography")."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Biography." Presidency of the Republic. 2008. May 6, 2008. <http://www.presidencia.gov.br/ingles/president/>
• "Brazil to Pay off Debts." BBC News. December 14, 2005. May 6, 2008. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4527438.stm>
• "Leftist Lula wins Brazil election." BBC News. October 28, 2002. May 6, 2008.<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2367025.stm>
• Padgett, Tim. "Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva." Leaders & Revolutionaries: Time Magazine. April 26, 2004. May 6, 2008. <http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2004/time100/leaders/100lula.html>
• Ribando, Clare M. "Brazil-U.S. Relations." CRS Report for Congress. February 28, 2007. May 6, 2008. <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/news/docs/RL33456.pdf>

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