Mexican president cheers Brazil annulment of Lula’s graft conviction
Mexican left-leaning President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador celebrated on Friday, March 12th, the decision by a Brazilian Supreme Court to...
March 12, 2021Topic
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
CNN Brasil poll shows Bolsonaro in first place, ten points ahead of Lula
President Jair Bolsonaro leads voting intentions in a CNN/Real Time Big Data Institute poll on the 2022 presidential elections.
March 10, 2021
Lula’s comeback adds to long list of Brazil investor worries
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was thrust back into Brazil’s political scene after a Federal Supreme Court (STF) justice tossed...
March 9, 2021
Human Rights Watch suspects that Bolsonaro government is secretly trying to change Brazil’s human rights program
President Jair Bolsonaro's administration should ensure that any discussions about changing the country’s human rights policies be conducted transparently, with...
February 16, 2021
Brazil’s Former President Lula Convicted for Corruption Again
Brazilian Judge Gabriela Hardt convicted former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday to 12 years and 11 months...
February 7, 2019
Haddad Likely to Make Runoff Elections in Brazil, as Lula’s ‘Substitute’
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Seen by some as merely a substitute for former...
October 1, 2018
Brazil’s PT Forced to Choose Presidential Candidate to Substitute Lula
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s PT (Workers Party) has until the end of...
September 11, 2018
Brazil’s Lula Continues to Appear in PT Campaign Despite Ban
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Over the weekend presidential candidates in Brazil criticized the...
September 3, 2018
Brazil May Have Over 16 Candidates for President in 2018
Among those vying for Brazil's top political position are ex senators, representatives, cabinet ministers and even an ex Supreme Court...
April 17, 2018