Brazil President da Silva appears in Playboy magazine

Lula – as the portly, bearded 63-year-old is widely known – appears fully clothed in a photograph reproduced alongside the magazine's nude centrefold, a Rio de Janeiro dancer and model who looks as if she is about to plant a kiss on the head of state's image.

Now if you are shocked , so is the president.President never knew about it!!!!!!!!..The play boy published it without his permission.

This is what his spokeswoman said :

"Nobody knew they were going to use a photo of the president in this shoot. It was a surprise. Absolutely they did not ask for permission," a spokesman for the president said.

He added that he did not know whether the president would take action against the publication.

Mr da Silva is due to return to Brazil on Friday after a tour of Switzerland, Russia and Kazakhstan.