Just three years ago, the Brazilian president headlined the 2023 São Paulo Forum, the premier gathering of Marxist leaders throughout the Americas. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva markedly exclaimed, “To call us communist or socialist will never offend us. Never. On the contrary, it makes us proud. The people know that we deserve to be called that.” Naturally, over the course of his decadeslong career, his politics have forged a tight-knit friendship between his party, Partido dos Trabalhadores, and the Democratic Socialists of America.

In his speech, his political candor announced to the audience his true intentions: socialist expansion. From initially meeting the DSA with open arms during his first year in office to the continuing propagation of socialism in America 23 years later. Lula and the PT have a vested interest in the growth of socialism in the United States.