Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva (Portuguese: [luˈiz iˈnasju ˈlulɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 27 October 1945), known simply as Lula, is a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT – Partido dos Trabalhadores) and ran for president three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election, then again in 1994 and 1998. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as president on 1 January 2003. In the 2006 election he was elected for a second term as president, which ended on 1 January 2011. Succeeded by his former Chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff, he left an enduring mark on Brazilian politics in the form of Lulism.

He is often regarded as one of the most popular politicians in the history of Brazil and, at the time of his mandate, one of the most popular in the world. Social programs like Bolsa Família and Fome Zero are hallmarks of his time in office. Lula played a prominent role in recent international relations developments, including the nuclear program of Iran and global warming, and was described as "a man with audacious ambitions to alter the balance of power among nations." He was featured in Time's The 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2010, and has been called "the most successful politician of his time."

Sérgio Moro

Sérgio Fernando Moro (1972) is a Brazilian federal judge who has gained national fame for commanding and ordaining the judicial law case of the crimes identified in the criminal investigation nicknamed as Operação Lava Jato (Operation Carwash, in English), a case of high-profile scandals of corruption and bribery by government officials. Sérgio Moro graduated his bachelor in Law in the Maringa State University, and became a federal judge in 1996. He has also studied abroad in an exchange program in Harvard Law School in 1998. He has been awarded a Master's Degree and a PhD in the Paraná State University. Currently, he acts as a Federal Judge in high-profile cases, gives classes on law and commands the Operation Carwash.

Besides having worked in the Operation Carwash, he has also coordinated the criminal case "Banestado", which has resulted in the prosecution of 97 individuals, and the Operation "Farol da Colina", one in which he decreed the preventive arrest of 103 suspects of comitting money laundering, tax evasion and other crimes. Among the arrested has been Alberto Youssef. He has also acted on the Mensalão scandal. Moro is married and has two children.

Silva

Silva (or da Silva or D'Silva) is the most common surname in the Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. Its meaning is derived from the latin word 'silva' meaning "forest or woodland".

It is also widespread in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in America, Africa and Asia, including India and Sri Lanka. Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places; da Silva is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne, outside Paris and it was the 19th most-common family name given to newborns between 1966 and 1990 in France.

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