Hunger
Left
Took Brazil off the UN Hunger Map again, in 2025.
Far right
Let hunger come back: 33.1 million people going hungry in 2022.
Winning is possible.
A simple gesture became the sign of those who stand up to the far right. From Brazil to the world.
A gesture.
Thumb and index finger. Anyone can make it, anywhere.
A movement.
People organizing to stand up to hate, at the ballot box and in the streets.
The world.
From Brazil to Spain, Mexico, Chile and beyond.
Which side are you on?
The issues that weigh most on your life. Side by side, in pictures.
Health
Left
Relaunched the Mais Médicos doctors program, and child vaccination rose again.
Far right
Mocked vaccines and left Pfizer's offers unanswered during the pandemic.
Wages
Left
Minimum wage rising above inflation and no income tax up to R$ 5,000.
Far right
Ended real increases in the minimum wage.
Trans and LGBT+ people
Left
Created the first national LGBTQIA+ secretariat and defends chosen names.
Far right
Uses trans people as targets of hate, even from the floor of Congress.
People with disabilities
Left
The Brazilian Inclusion Law, disability benefits and the end of the segregated school decree.
Far right
Tried to send children with disabilities to separate schools.
Democracy
Left
Respects your vote and the ballot box.
Far right
Attacked the voting system and was convicted by the Supreme Court of attempting a coup.
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The L on video.
Videos of people and movements raising the L against the far right, in Brazil and worldwide.
News.
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'L' de Lula vira símbolo de mobilização da esquerda internacionalThe L began to be adopted by left-wing leaders and activists outside Brazil. — Read the story
Campanha de Lula se torna símbolo internacional de resistência ao fascismoIn the Madrid region, protesters raised their hands in an L in solidarity with the Brazilian president. — Read the story
Esquerda internacional importa ‘cartilha’ de Janones e usa o ‘L’ como símbolo antiultradireitaThe Brazilian digital strategy becomes a reference for the left in other countries. — Read the story
Gesto de “L” em homenagem a Lula chega ao Congresso do Chile e ganha destaque na EspanhaChilean lawmakers make the L in Congress, and the gesture shows up at rallies in Spain. — Read the story
‘L’ de Lula se torna símbolo progressista e é adotado por lideranças da esquerda internacionalLeaders in Spain and Mexico repeat the sign after the re-election. — Read the story
Triunfo de Lula inspira a grupos en Francia, España y Argentina - La TerceraLa Tercera reports that Lula’s victory is inspiring left-wing groups in France, Spain and Argentina, with Spain’s PSOE seeking a Brazilian-style comeback. — Read the storyThe L around the world.
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Brazil
Where it all began. The L gesture has followed Lula since 1989 and, in 2026, became the symbol of those who stand up to the far right.
Spain
Leaders and activists of the Spanish left began making the L at public rallies, such as in Madrid.
Mexico
The L gesture was repeated by leaders and supporters of the Mexican left.
Chile
Socialist Party lawmakers made the L inside the Chilean Congress.
Argentina
Mobilization groups inspired by the Brazilian "Lula Army" began organizing in the country.
France
Supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon created digital channels inspired by the Brazilian model, looking ahead to 2027.
United States
Progressive activists began discussing the Brazilian model as inspiration to take on the far right.
Germany
The rise of the AfD has raised the alarm: the German left is debating how to confront the far right, which is gaining allies elsewhere in Europe.
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Make the L.
Send it to someone who is still undecided. One vote decides.