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The 2010 TIME 100

Lula at the launch of TV Brasil Internacional, on May 24, 2010 (photo from the same year as TIME's list; it has no relation to the publication).Photo: Fábio Rodrigues Pozzebom/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 BR

TIME (magazine, USA)
2010
Recipient: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Research current through October 13, 2026
Last reviewed October 13, 2026

Documentary record

According to TIME, Lula is on the full list of the 2010 TIME 100, in the Leaders category; the magazine says that in this annual edition it names the people who most affect the world.^[1]

Lula's profile in the 2010 TIME 100 was written by Michael Moore and dated April 29, 2010; Moore describes him as a son of the Latin American working class and cites Fome Zero.^[2]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

1. According to TIME, Lula is on the full list of the 2010 TIME 100, in the Leaders category; the magazine says that in this annual edition it names the people who most affect the world.
- Complete List - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME · TIME Outlet responsible for the list
  Where: "Full List" > "Leaders," 1st name. Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva”
- Complete List - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME · TIME Outlet responsible for the list
  Where: subheading of the list. Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “In our annual TIME 100 issue we name the people who most affect our world”
- Complete List - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME · TIME Outlet responsible for the list
  Where: start of the list, Leaders category. Accessed October 14, 2026.
  “Full List Leaders Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva”
2. Lula's profile in the 2010 TIME 100 was written by Michael Moore and dated April 29, 2010; Moore describes him as a son of the Latin American working class and cites Fome Zero.
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME · TIME Outlet responsible for the list
  Where: byline and date (text "By Michael Moore" followed by the date). Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010”
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME · TIME Outlet responsible for the list
  Where: paragraph 1 (end). Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “Lula, 64, was a genuine son of Latin America's working class — in fact, a founding member of the Workers' Party — who'd once been jailed for leading a strike.”
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME · TIME Outlet responsible for the list
  Where: paragraph 4. Accessed October 13, 2026.
  “even as he tries to propel Brazil into the First World with government social programs like Fome Zero (Zero Starvation), designed to end hunger”
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME · TIME Outlet responsible for the list
  Where: profile header (category, name, author, and date). Accessed October 14, 2026.
  “Leaders Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva By Michael Moore Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010”