Tag: Lula
After Angry First Round, Brazilians Seem Ready to Elect a Radical Right-Wing President
After a tense, violent and polarized campaign, Brazilians have voted to advance two candidates ...
Brazil Elections: Shaken by Corruption, Many Are Asking If Democracy Is Worth Defending
Most Brazilians are not happy with their democracy. But democracy must prevail if the ...
Who Will Compete With Bolsonaro to Become Brazil’s Next President?
With Jair Bolsonaro certain to reach the second round of Brazil’s elections in October ...
Brazil – Son’s Message to Those Who Tried to Kill His Father: You’ve Just Elected the President
The knife attack on populist presidential candidate Jair Messias Bolsonaro continues to inflame an ...
Brazil May Elect a Fascist President. We Might Soon Be a Neopentecostal Turkey
It now looks increasingly like Brazil will elect a fascist president in November. I ...
Brazil’s Top Electoral Court Kills Lula’s Presidential Ambitions
Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has voted to ban former President Luiz Inácio Lula ...
On the Brink of Chaos, Brazilians Go to the Polls. Will Winner Be Able to Govern?
Democracies are often rocked by wars and internal conflicts that brew up dissonance, clashes, ...
Brazil: Any New President Will Inevitably Disappoint a Polarized Population
This year’s Brazilian election is entering a decisive phase. With official television advertising beginning ...
Lula, Brazil’s Top Polling Presidential Hopeful Launches Candidacy from Jail
Electoral authorities have to determine if the embattled ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s ...
Four Points to Consider for Understanding Lula and Brazil’s Coming Elections
The campaign for the up and coming presidential elections in Brazil officially began on ...
