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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 ...

Supporters of Lula celebrate his victory in the Brazilian presidential election in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Zuma/Alamy

Brazil Is Already Changing a Few Days After Lula Won for President

I was in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, ...

‘I will govern for all the people’: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrates his election victory. EPA-EFE/Sebastião Moreira

New Brazilian President Lula Gets a Damaged Economy in a Divided Country

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has achieved a remarkable political comeback by regaining the ...

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 ...

Jaider Esbell A conversa com as entidades intergaláticas para decidir o futuro

BRICS OFF THE WALL: How a Democracy Weakens through Presidential Elections

Silence is hardly the sound one associates with Brazil. Absent sound is not what ...

Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro is attempting to win the Christian vote in the upcoming election. Joacy Souza/Alamy

Brazil President Betting Religion Will Keep Him in Power for Four More Years

This autumn’s Brazilian presidential election offers a glimpse of how 21st century populist leaders ...

Brazilian President Bolsonaro visits Dubai

How International Pariah Bolsonaro Changed the Way the World Sees Brazil

He may be welcome in Gulf sheikdoms, where religious faith and the sale of ...