Lula receives four-fingered glove during trip to South Korea President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) received a four-fingered glove during a ceremony in South Korea, on Monday (23). A video showing the moment he wears the personalized piece was published by the president himself on a social network. See above. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Lula lost the little finger on his left hand in 1964, when he worked as a lathe operator in a metallurgical factory in São Paulo. At the time, a press broke, and he put his hand on the machine to try to get it to work again. The president was spotted wearing the four-finger glove during the floral offering laying ceremony at the Seoul National Cemetery. War veterans and South Korean officials are buried there. In the video, Lula appears showing the glove to the first lady, Janja da Silva. “Experiencing an unforgettable day worthy of a K-drama today in Seoul. A meeting between two former workers who now occupy the Presidency of their countries. Strengthening Brazil-South Korea ties”, published the president. Lula wears a glove with four fingers in South Korea Presidency of the Republic On the trip to South Korea, Lula participated in a series of engagements alongside the South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung. The two signed cooperation agreements in areas of trade and critical minerals, in addition to defining a plan to strengthen bilateral relations. Also on Monday, Lee published a video made with artificial intelligence in which he appears, as a child, hugging Lula. The recording brings together old photos of the two presidents as children. Then, the images show a real meeting between the two. In a previous post, Lee had already highlighted Lula’s trajectory, mentioning his past as a worker. He also compared his own story to that of the Brazilian president. Lee took over the South Korean government in June 2025. His path is marked by poverty. In a recent autobiography, he described his childhood as “miserable”. Born in the interior of South Korea, he came from a large family and left school to work as a child. Throughout his career, the current South Korean president worked in factories and suffered two serious accidents. In one of them, at the age of 13, his wrist was crushed by a press, which left permanent damage to his arm. President Lula wears personalized gloves in South Korea Ricardo Stuckert/PR VIDEOS: most watched on g1
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