Tag: Lula

A young woman practices shooting in a gun club in Brazil.

After Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Gun Policy Will Likely Moderate Under Lula

Perhaps symbolically typified by the January 8th violence in Brasília, the transition of power ...

Lula walks up the Planalto palace ramp with his wife and a group that included Chief Raoni of the Kayapó tribe, a Black boy, and a trash pick up lady.

A Rainbow over the Planalto: Lula’s Ministers Take Office 

“Workers of Brazil, you exist and are valuable for us!  Women of Brazil, you ...

The crowd who took over the houses of the executive, legislative and judiciary.

The Day Bolsonaro Supporters Invaded Brasília and Spread Chaos and Terror

Hundreds of supporters of the former president have stormed the National Congress building, as ...

Lula goes up to presidential office Planalto Palace with representatives of Brazilian society and his mongrel Resistance / Tânia Rego, ABr

Lula Becomes President a Third Time Vowing to Rebuild Brazil from the Ruins

Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday, returning ...

Truck drivers block a highway during a protest over Bolsonaro's defeat

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Going Out, But His Extreme-Right Movement Stays

The 2018 rise to power of Brazil’s outgoing president, Jair Bolsonaro, was fleeting and ...

Brazil's SUS, Unified Health System, was created in 1989

Brazil’s Universal Health Care Is Rather an Aspiration than a Reality

With an historical framework dating back over the past several decades and predominantly universalized, ...

Lula and Janja share a kiss after his election win on last October 30. 

Janja, Lula’s Wife, Will Give a New Meaning to First Lady

The future first lady of Brazil, Rosângela Lula da Silva, nicknamed Janja, will work ...

Many populist politicians do better in elections than polling suggests they will. Antonio Scorza/Shutterstock

Seen by Commentators as Unelectable, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Shows His Electoral Might

The sitting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro secured an unexpected 43% vote in the recent ...

The first term of the elections ended up being a frustrating night for the Left

Far-Right’s Misinformation Machine Might Be Decisive in Brazil’s Election

Online disinformation is casting a shadow over Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s ...