'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 ArticleBrazil''s Lula ends presidential bid, running mate Haddad takes his place
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has quit the race to win the country''s top job again. He had been leading in the pools even thought he''s currently in jail for corruption. Lula is...
View ArticleBrazil presidential race: "Haddad will try to capitalize on Lula''s charisma"
2018-09-12 13:07 Brazil presidential race: "Haddad will try to capitalize on Lula''s charisma"
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 ArticleBrazil president signs extradition order for Italian ex-militant Battisti
Brazilian President Michel Temer on Friday signed an extradition order for an Italian ex-militant, Cesare Battisti, wanted in his homeland for murders committed in the 1970s, after a judge ordered his...
View ArticleHow will Bolsonaro's presidency change Brazil?
Brazil's president has now been in office for almost a week, after being sworn in on New Year's Day. Jair Bolsonaro has already jolted the country further to the right. The labour ministry has been...
View ArticleEx-militant Battisti extradited to Italy after arrest in Bolivia
Former communist militant Cesare Battisti was handed over to Italian authorities and put on an airplane heading for Rome on Sunday after an international police squad tracked him down and arrested him...
View ArticleFormer leftist militant Cesare Battisti handed over to Italian authorities...
A former leftist militant sought by Rome for four murders in the 1970s was handed over to Italian authorities on Monday after being extradited from Bolivia. Cesare Battisti managed to remain on the run...
View ArticleFormer leftist militant Cesare Battisti to begin life sentence in Italy
A former leftist militant sought by Rome for four murders in the 1970s arrived in Italy on Monday after being extradited from Bolivia. Cesare Battisti will begin a life sentence with six months in...
View ArticleBrazil’s Lula sentenced to nearly 13 years in new corruption case
A Brazilian court Wednesday handed a near 13-year sentence to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a new corruption conviction for the former leftist president already serving a lengthy jail term in a...
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.
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