Tag: Lula da Silva

Extremism, interest rates and tariffs: the political and economic challenges the Trump administration will impose on Brazil

The Return of Trump to the White House Is a Threat to Brazil and an Injection of Enthusiasm to the Extreme Right

In recent months, Brazilians have closely followed the US presidential campaign. Since 2016, whatever ...

Justice investigates Bolsonaro’s participation in the events of 8 January 2023: coup attempt failed, but country still divided

Brazilians Find Out How Far Bolsonaro Was Ready to Go to Hold on to Power

President Jair Bolsonaro summoned his ministers and staff to a meeting at his official ...

Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with security forces. Joedson Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Bolsonaro Is the Main Responsible for the Storming of Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Office in Brazil

Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, ...

‘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 ...

Lula talks to crowd as presidential candidate during rally

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lula's former finance minister Antonio Palocci

Lula’s Ex-minister and Confidante Accuses Brazil’s Former President of Accepting US$ 100 Million in Bribes

A former finance minister and close confidant of Lula accused Brazil’s ex-president of receiving ...