Tag: corruption
Born to Fight Crime in the 1990s, Rio’s Militias Have Become Just Another Criminal Organization
In mid-May 2008, a journalist, a photographer and their driver were kidnapped and tortured ...
To Compete with the Right in Brazil, the Left Will Have to Adopt the Right’s Populist Tactics
In the wake of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s historic decision to ...
15 of 20 Brazil’s Presidential Hopefuls Have Problem with Justice
At least 15 of the 20 candidates who might run for president of Brazil ...
Irony: Lula Falls Victim of the Same Laws He Championed to End Corruption in Brazil
On Thursday, April 5, Judge Sérgio Moro of Curitiba issued a curt prison invitation ...
Lula: Self-Proclaimed “Most Honest” Brazilian Is in Jail for Money Laundering
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was flown on Saturday evening to the prison in ...
Now What, Brazil? Your Most Popular Presidential Candidate Is Going to Jail
Brazil is divided and the chasm between Lula supporters and opponents is deep. The ...
After Defeat in the Supreme, Lula’s Backers Announce: “Waltz Is over, Now It’s War”
Social leaders and politicians across Brazil and the world are voicing their discontent with ...
General Threatens Military Coup If Brazil’s Former President Lula Doesn’t Go to Jail
The Brazilian Supreme Court will decide this Wednesday whether losing the appeal at the ...
Appeals Court Confirms Lula’s Conviction for Corruption Barring Him from Running for President
Appeals court judges in Brazil on Monday unanimously upheld an earlier decision to reject ...
Lula Launches Book and Says He Will Be a Political Prisoner If Arrested Now
Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has released his new book, ‘The ...
