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In his own words

Lula's articles

66 articles signed by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in newspapers and magazines around the world, from 2003 to 2026. Each entry gives the outlet, the date, the link and what proves the publication. The texts stay on the newspapers' websites: nothing is reproduced in full here.

How to read the evidence

Publication identified
There is a page for the article or a clear reference. It may be the original, a republication or an institutional record: the note says which.
Confirmed in an index
The outlet's author page or archive index lists the article; the individual link may be missing.
Official catalog
The Brazilian Presidency lists the article and the outlets; not every newspaper copy was checked.
Official record and press
An official record and a news report from another outlet; the original was not opened.
Secondary reference
Another source reports the publication; the original has not been located yet.

None of these labels means "read in full". Translations and republications of the same text are grouped in editorial families: nine newspapers carrying the same article are not nine articles. Notes are translated from the Portuguese edition.

Outlet
AllEl País (24)Brazilian Presidency's official catalog (10)The Guardian (9)New York Times (5)Le Monde (5)Washington Post (4)Financial Times (3)Project Syndicate (3)The Hindu (2)The Wall Street Journal (1)
Evidence
AllPublication identifiedConfirmed in an indexOfficial catalogOfficial record and pressSecondary reference

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Editorial families

The same text published in several outlets, as the source reports. The list does not mean each copy was opened or compared.

  • ONU-2026 · March 30, 2026

    Security Council or Insecurity Council?

    Official list. Folha records the evening of March 29; the official catalog uses March 30.

    Outlets: Folha de S.Paulo; South China Morning Post; The Wall Street Journal; Le Figaro; The Guardian; Kommersant.

    Source of the list

  • COP30-2025 · November 6, 2025

    COP30, the moment of truth

    Circulation reported by the Presidency; there is no list validated edition by edition. One of the versions appeared in The Guardian.

    Outlets: Outlets in 54 countries, according to the Presidency.

    Source of the list

  • FOME-2025 · October 13, 2025

    The existence of hunger is a political choice

    List from the Presidency's official catalog; not all copies were compared.

    Outlets: Infobae; Al Jazeera; La Tercera; El Espectador; El País; Libération; La Repubblica; La Jornada; Jornal Notícias (Mozambique); Público; Daily Nation; The Independent.

    Source of the list

  • MULTILATERALISMO-2025 · July 10, 2025

    A defense of multilateralism

    The same article identified in nine outlets. Nine publications are not nine original articles.

    Outlets: Le Monde (France); El País (Spain); The Guardian (United Kingdom); Der Spiegel (Germany); Corriere della Sera (Italy); Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan); China Daily (China); Clarín (Argentina); La Jornada (Mexico).

    Source of the list

  • TRANSICAO-2023 · June 20, 2023

    A green transition that leaves no one behind

    Collective letter on climate finance and development, signed by Lula and other heads of state and government. Dates vary by platform.

    Outlets: Project Syndicate; The Guardian; El País.

    Source of the list

  • EUROPA-2015 · June 5, 2015

    A green alliance with Europe

    Text with Ricardo Lagos. These are the dates of each edition, not different original texts.

    Outlets: Project Syndicate (June 5); El País (June 11).

    Source of the list

Limits of this catalog

  • It includes signed articles, author contributions, profiles written by Lula and co-signed letters. News reports about him and interviews are left out.
  • The survey mostly covers 2003 to 2026 and has not exhausted the world press or the Brazilian press.
  • The New York Times Syndicate is not The New York Times: the 2013 distribution contract did not guarantee publication in the newspaper.
  • No article by Lula in The Economist was confirmed: the July 2025 letter was signed by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.
  • Links to major newspapers may require a subscription. The catalog does not bypass paywalls, logins or blocks.

Found a missing article or an error? Tell us on the corrections page. Portuguese edition: exercitolula.com.br/artigos/.