Watch this knowing what came after.

In 2018, Lula stood before a crowd of supporters and told them he would comply with the order for his arrest. He challenged the accusations against him, but still spoke of his belief in justice. He was preparing to lose his freedom while asking others to keep believing in their future.

He spent 580 days in prison. He was released in 2019, and his convictions were annulled in 2021. In 2022, he returned to the presidency by defeating Jair Bolsonaro at the ballot box.

Now, in 2026, he has defeated Flávio Bolsonaro after overcoming a first-round deficit, winning a fourth term that he says will be his last. Today is his birthday and he is 81 years old.

Meanwhile, Flávio is challenging the election result and facing investigations into one of the biggest financial crimes in Brazilian history. He fled Brazil for Argentina as the net was closing in and investigations pointed to his direct involvement.

The contrast with the man in this video is devastating. Lula’s courage needs no story to make it visible.

Listen to what he actually says. He believes in justice. He will comply with the warrant. His ideas will continue to circulate, and other people will carry his dreams if he can no longer carry them himself.

There is something deeply moving about hearing those words now. He had no guarantee that he would ever regain his freedom.

Watching Brazilians defeat bolsonarism/fascism again brings enormous relief. Watching this older footage brings something more personal. The realization that a person can live through humiliation, confinement and uncertainty without surrendering everything he believes his life has been for.

The people listening that day could not open his prison door. Years later, millions of voters helped make his return possible.

As he prepared to surrender, he spoke about the arrival of spring.

Watching him now, chosen once again to lead his country, it is hard not to think of everyone who kept those words close through the darkest years.

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Christian VII of Denmark was known for his eccentric behavior, including a belief that he was not actually real.

I’ve always been fascinated by this piece of history. I’ve heard people say his samurai status is contested and calling him one is disrespectful to Japan. But why is his status still contested when the Japanese government has him stated to be a samurai on one of their official websites? This is from the Japanese ministry of foreign affairs website.