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Citoyenneté d'honneur de la Ville de Paris

Lula and Dilma Rousseff in a meeting with the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, in Paris, on June 23, 2023 (later photo; it does not show the conferral of honorary citizenship).
Lula and Dilma Rousseff in a meeting with the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, in Paris, on June 23, 2023 (later photo; it does not show the conferral of honorary citizenship).Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR (Planalto Palace, Flickr), CC BY

Documentary record

The Council of Paris voted to grant honorary citizenship to Lula, who received the diploma in person at the Hôtel de Ville.[1]

The honorary citizen diploma was presented on March 2, 2020, at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris.[2]

Rationale stated by Paris City Hall: testimony of support while his civil and political rights were, according to the text, being disrespected.[3]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. The Council of Paris voted to grant honorary citizenship to Lula, who received the diploma in person at the Hôtel de Ville.

  2. 2. The honorary citizen diploma was presented on March 2, 2020, at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris.

    • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, citoyen d'honneur de la Ville de Paris · City of Paris Granting institution
      Where: paragraph 4. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “Le 2 mars 2020, il a reçu en mains propres à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, son diplôme de citoyen d’honneur en présence de Dilma Rousseff, Présidente du Brésil de 2011 à 2016 et Fernando Haddad”

  3. 3. Rationale stated by Paris City Hall: testimony of support while his civil and political rights were, according to the text, being disrespected.

    • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, citoyen d'honneur de la Ville de Paris · City of Paris Granting institution
      Where: paragraph 2. Accessed October 13, 2026.
      “Le 3 octobre 2019, le Conseil de Paris a voté l’attribution de la Citoyenneté d’honneur à l’ancien Président de la République fédérative du Brésil, en témoignage de son soutien alors que ses droits civils et politiques étaient bafoués.”