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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu

Jail time hardened Lula's resolve to tackle poverty over profit

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gesture as he is released from prison, in Curitiba, Brazil November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 580-day stretch behind bars imbued him with a renewed sense of social justice, the leftist's allies and confidants said, convincing him of the need to prioritize ending poverty over boosting profits.

Lula was sworn in on Sunday for an unprecedented third term, capping a dramatic turnaround for one of the world's most enduring political leaders, who first ran for president in 1989.

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