Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant, specializing in Latin America. He is author of Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro. He worked for the Financial Times for 25 years, and was Latin America editor between 1998 and 2008. He was a principal at FT Confidential between 2010 and 2015.

• Introduction1 A Man from the Backlands2 The City and the Factory3 Soldiers and Guerrillas4 The Reluctant Trade Unionist5 All Out6 The Workers’ Party Arrives7 The Odd Couple8 The Tide Turns9 2002: A Decisive Year10 The Rise of Lulismo11 Green Brazil12 The Dilma Dilemma13 The Fall14 The Fall 2: Lula Bites the Dust15 Bolsonaro16 Lula 3 Takes Shape17 ‘Welcome to the sacred land of the working class’18 The Seductions of CelebrityConclusionAcknowledgementsNotesIndex

Richard Lapper’s richly rewarding biography charts [Lula's] route from firebrand to pragmatic president.

Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant, specializing in Latin America. He is author of Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro. He worked for the Financial Times for 25 years, and was Latin America editor between 1998 and 2008. He was a principal at FT Confidential between 2010 and 2015.

• Introduction1 A Man from the Backlands2 The City and the Factory3 Soldiers and Guerrillas4 The Reluctant Trade Unionist5 All Out6 The Workers’ Party Arrives7 The Odd Couple8 The Tide Turns9 2002: A Decisive Year10 The Rise of Lulismo11 Green Brazil12 The Dilma Dilemma13 The Fall14 The Fall 2: Lula Bites the Dust15 Bolsonaro16 Lula 3 Takes Shape17 ‘Welcome to the sacred land of the working class’18 The Seductions of CelebrityConclusionAcknowledgementsNotesIndex

Richard Lapper’s richly rewarding biography charts [Lula's] route from firebrand to pragmatic president.

Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant, specializing in Latin America. He is author of Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro. He worked for the Financial Times for 25 years, and was Latin America editor between 1998 and 2008. He was a principal at FT Confidential between 2010 and 2015.

• Introduction1 A Man from the Backlands2 The City and the Factory3 Soldiers and Guerrillas4 The Reluctant Trade Unionist5 All Out6 The Workers’ Party Arrives7 The Odd Couple8 The Tide Turns9 2002: A Decisive Year10 The Rise of Lulismo11 Green Brazil12 The Dilma Dilemma13 The Fall14 The Fall 2: Lula Bites the Dust15 Bolsonaro16 Lula 3 Takes Shape17 ‘Welcome to the sacred land of the working class’18 The Seductions of CelebrityConclusionAcknowledgementsNotesIndex

Richard Lapper’s richly rewarding biography charts [Lula's] route from firebrand to pragmatic president.