'Lula represents a cause in Brazil, people think his jailing is unfair'
Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, turned himself in to authorities earlier this month, after he was convicted and jailed for corruption and money laundering. Despite that, Lula...
View ArticleJudge blocks order to release Brazil's Lula from jail
The chief justice of a Brazilian appeals court blocked another judge's efforts to release imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, in a legal battle over the country's most...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula launches presidential candidacy from prison
Brazil's leftist Workers' Party nominated its charismatic founder Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the upcoming presidential contest Saturday despite him being imprisoned for corruption.
View ArticleBrazilian right-wing candidate picks army general as running mate
Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro picked an army reserve general Sunday to be his running mate for Brazil's October elections.
View ArticleBrazil's leftists march to support Lula's candidacy
Supporters of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva marched on Brasilia on Tuesday to rally behind his attempt to take part in the upcoming October presidential elections, despite...
View ArticleJailed Lula registers to run for Brazil presidency
Imprisoned leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's unlikely bid for Brazil's presidency took a big step forward Wednesday with the formal registration of his candidacy in the capital Brasilia.
View ArticleTop electoral court bans Lula from Brazil presidential race
Brazil’s top electoral court on Friday barred jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in this year’s presidential because of his corruption conviction.
View ArticleLula's last stand: Brazilian left divided ahead of presidential poll
Brazil’s electoral court has barred Lula from running for president from jail, where the former head of state is serving a 12-year sentence for corruption. Does his Workers Party move on and throw its...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula ends presidential bid, running mate Haddad takes his place
Brazil's most popular politician, imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Tuesday ended his legal battle to run for the top office in next month's election.
View ArticleLula calls on Brazilians to back Fernando Haddad, but will voters respond?
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on voters to back his chosen candidate, former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad. But with less than four weeks to go before the election,...
View ArticleBrazil votes in most divisive presidential race in decades
Brazilians are choosing their leaders Sunday in an election marked by intense anger at the ruling class following years of political and economic turmoil, including what may be the largest corruption...
View ArticleFar-right's Bolsonaro wins first round of Brazil vote as race heads to run-off
Polarizing far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro easily won the first round of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, but charged that "polling problems" cheated him of outright victory, forcing a...
View ArticleBrazil stock market soars as far-right candidate eyes run-off win
Brazil's stock market soared on Monday after far-right firebrand Jair Bolsonaro fell just short of an outright victory in the first round of the presidential election with a promise of sweeping...
View ArticleJair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s gun-toting ‘Messiah’ with a soft spot for dictatorship
The implosion of Brazil's scandal-riven political system has pushed the country's democracy to a cliff edge. Jair Bolsonaro, a nostalgic of military rule with little regard for women, minorities and...
View ArticleFernando Haddad, the last hope for leftists in Brazil's election
Fernando Haddad is the last hope for those dreading a far-right win in Brazil's presidential election, but the measured university professor lacks the charisma of his mentor, ex-president Luiz Inacio...
View ArticleJair Bolsonaro, the apologist for military rule who hijacked Brazil’s democracy
Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil's presidential runoff on Sunday places a man nostalgic for military dictatorship, with a history of misogynist, racist and homophobic comments, at the helm of Latin...
View ArticleJudge who led Lula probe to be Brazil's justice minister
The judge who has upended Brazilian politics with a sweeping corruption investigation, Sergio Moro, accepted an offer Thursday from far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro to be his justice minister.
View ArticleTight security as Brazil’s Lula leaves jail to face graft probe judge
Former Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left prison for the first time in seven months on Wednesday as he faced questioning over corruption and money laundering in relation to the...
View ArticleAfter dramatic standoff, Brazil's Lula surrenders to police
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was taken into police custody Saturday after a tense showdown with his own supporters.
View ArticleJailed ex-president Lula would win Brazil's election if allowed to run, says...
Environmentalist Marina Silva and right wing politician Jair Bolsonaro would be leading candidates in Brazil's presidential election if jailed former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is unable to...
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