The essentials
Lula's record includes Amazon deforestation at a four-decade low and unemployment at a historic low.
Two indicators linked to the incumbent's record have drawn attention in recent reporting. Amazon deforestation under Lula reached its lowest level in four decades, while unemployment fell to a historic low during Lula's third term.
The figures cover environmental and labor outcomes, two areas that have featured in the runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. The available reporting does not attribute either change to a single policy, and it does not detail the specific causes behind them.
Both measures are presented as results of the current administration's tenure rather than as statements from either campaign. Voters weighing the incumbent's record may consider these outcomes alongside other policy areas that the reporting does not address.
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Amazon clearing reaches four-decade low under current administration
Amazon deforestation under Lula has reached its lowest level in four decades, a long-range comparison that places the current figure against the full span of recent history. Conservation outcomes of this kind give voters a concrete basis for comparing the incumbent's environmental record with the stated priorities of the other runoff candidate.
Jobs data give voters a measurable marker of labor conditions
Unemployment falling to a historic low during Lula's third term places employment at the center of the incumbent's record. For households weighing their vote, labor market conditions are a direct point of reference, making this figure a concrete measure for assessing economic management alongside the fiscal proposals of the opposing campaign.