Fresh out of prison, Lula pledges to ‘defend’ Brazil’s people during speech to leftist Workers’ Party conference. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has pledged to rally against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right government and the authorities he accuses of unjustly imprisoning him, saying he would “make their lives hell”. …
Brazil’s top court ruled that defendants may remain free while they exhaust appeals in criminal cases, a decision with far-reaching implications in corruption cases. RIO DE JANEIRO — His fist thrust in the air, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil triumphantly walked out of prison Friday, after …
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted Wednesday for a second time on charges of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Judge Gabriela Hardt said she agreed with prosecutors that a country house was renovated for Lula by construction companies involved in the mammoth …
With the crucial presidential elections a month away, a Brazil court’s decision has dramatically changed the race. Sao Paulo, Brazil – The decision of Brazil’s top electoral court to bar former President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva from contesting the country’s polls in October has forced his party – and a large chunk …
FILE – In this April 7, 2018 file photo, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on before speaking to supporters outside the Metal Workers Union headquarters in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The man easily favored to win Brazil’s presidential election in …
Even in prison, Brazil’s once-popular president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains a polarizing figure. Even in prison, this country’s once-popular former president remains a deeply polarizing figure. On Sunday, Brazilian judges issued contradicting orders on whether former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be freed while he appeals …
SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday spent his last hours before a 12-year prison sentence surrounded by supporters who vowed to fight for his right to run in a presidential race he is currently leading. Former Brazilian President …
Allegations of bias have tarnished the investigation against Lula, setting the stage for yet another institutional crisis in the country. If it’s possible to identify the moment when Brazil’s anti-corruption purge derailed, it was probably an episode that Brazilians call “o PowerPoint.” In September 2016, federal prosecutors held a press conference to …
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The graft conviction Wednesday of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a front-runner for next year’s presidential election, opens the door for an outsider to take power in Latin America’s largest country, political experts said. Lula, a giant on the Brazilian political scene who led …
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro pulled off last year’s Olympics, keeping crime at bay and fending off dire forecasts of corruption, environmental degradation, and cost overruns. Six months after South America’s first games, the flood gates have burst open. Rio organizers still owe creditors about $40 million. …
For all its faults, his Workers’ Party brought welcome political change. From hungry migrant peasant to rock-star president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has played many roles over the years. Even so, taking the defendant’s chair in Latin America’s biggest political graft scandal will be a first. Lula has vehemently …
Brazil is facing its most serious political crisis in decades with events moving rapidly and becoming ever more complicated, says Daniel Gallas. The plot to Brazil’s political crisis has become so complicated that even makers of political drama ‘House of Cards’ joke they are now following events. There is even …