A pedestrian-filled street in São Paulo.

Trying to Understand Brazil’s 20% Homicide Rate Decline

Brazil is the world’s murder capital. No other country even comes close. That is ...

Sergio Moro, the stern judge and Lula, the popular former president

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 ...

Supporter in a rally for presidential candidate Lula

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 ...

Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - Photo: Ricardo Stuckert

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 ...

Brazil court rejects former Brazilian president Lula's latest appeal

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 ...

Brazilian army at favela Maré - Tomaz Silva/ABr

Other Violent Brazilian Cities May Be Taken Over by the Army like Rio

Brazilian leaders said that the use of the military to combat rising violence in ...

Popular protest against Lula's prison

Eager to Fix Politics, Brazil’s Justice May Be Breaking the Rule Of Law.

On January 24, a Brazilian appeals court upheld a criminal conviction against former President ...

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Afraid He Might Flee Brazil, Justice Seizes Former President Lula’s Passport

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was barred from leaving Brazil on Thursday after a ...

Lula speaks in Porto Alegre

Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail, Lula Says Only Death Will Take Him Out of Politics

A Brazilian appeals court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by former Brazilian President Luiz ...