Lula gives the green light for a book with Fernando Morais.
On Monday, the day Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began his chemotherapy at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital, the writer received confirmation that the former president intends to produce a work about his eight years of experience in power.
247 – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was in São Paulo, beginning his treatment for laryngeal cancer, and the writer Fernando Morais was in Recife, as a speaker at an event about the history of the newspaper Movimento (read more(…) when an advisor to the former president called the journalist: Lula, who decided to interrupt practically all his national and international commitments until February 2012, did not give up on the partnership with one of Brazil's most acclaimed writers. He gave the green light for Fernando Morais to begin producing a book about the worker who became president and left office with over 70% popular approval. “The only thing we know is that it won't be a traditional biography,” Fernando Morais told 247.
The news is encouraging for admirers of Lula and good writing. Fernando Morais is the author of classics such as "A Ilha" and "Chatô, o rei do Brasil". And it is most likely that the book will be dedicated not to Lula's personal history, but rather to that of his government. Lula intends to organize the legacy of his presidency, just as Fernando Henrique Cardoso did when he published "A Arte da Política".
Fernando Morais, in turn, must interrupt other parallel projects he had been working on. He had even begun biographical books about José Dirceu and Antônio Carlos Magalhães, as well as one about the circumstances of João Goulart's death. But an invitation like the one made by President Lula should take top priority in his life from now on.
Come back, Lula
In Recife, where Pernambuco 247, the new newspaper of the 247 network, was also launched this Monday, the 31st, one of the first reports attempted to capture the feelings of the people of Pernambuco, Lula's hometown, regarding the former president's illness and treatment. More than simply wishing for a cure, the people of Pernambuco are already talking about giving the former president another chance. In 2014 (read more).