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

Financial Times

a valuable additional source for those following Lula, Brazil and Latin America.

The Week

The definitive biography of Brazil's president

Monocle

In Lula!, Lapper adeptly entwines the political blow-by-blow with the economic and social context, combining his theoretical training as a sociologist with years of experience as Latin America editor at the Financial Times to construct a highly approachable yet learned overview.

UnHerd