Lula: Bolsonaro never worked a day in his life Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva issued a fiery response after right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro mocked his missing finger during their last presidential debate. Lola, a former metal worker who lost his finger in an industrial accident at the age of just 17, turned the insult into a confrontation about the status, privilege and reality of the working class in Brazil. "If there's anyone who knows what the world of work is like, it's me," stated Lola, making sure to emphasize how he was forced to work night shifts as a minor in order to have enough money just to eat. He accused Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, of never having worked an honest day in his life, saying his first job was a bogus job arranged by his father.