Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat
Judicial documents show that top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it.
Israel says Brazil's president unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
Israelโs foreign minister says Brazilโs president will not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israelโs war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of a โvery serious anti-Semitic attack.โ.
Takeaways from Friday's events at UN climate conference known as COP28
Friday was a day for speechmaking at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28, as heads of state each gave short speeches to deliver their views on the planetโs climate crisis, what their nation is doing and what they think others should do.
In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest dropped 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silvaโs term, providing an encouraging sign for his administration's environmental efforts.
Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of Lula
In a rejection of early moves by President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva who took office in January, Brazilโs Congress has stripped powers from the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists.
Argentina's Fernandez seeks dollar relief from Brazil's Lula
Argentine President Alberto Fernรกndez and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva, vowed Tuesday to keep working to come up with a mechanism that would allow them to skip the U.S. dollar in trade between the neighboring nations.
Brazilโs da Silva forms mixed economics team for transition
President-elect Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silvaโs transition has added a team of economists that includes at least two members likely to allay market worries about potential business and financial policies the incoming leftist leader might be considering.
Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil's president
Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics.
Bolsonaro, Lula headed to runoff after tight Brazil election
Brazilโs top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the worldโs fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office.
Brazil court rules Car Wash judge was biased in Lula case
(AP Photo/Andre Penner)RIO DE JANEIRO โ Brazilโs Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former judge Sergio Moro was biased in the way he oversaw former President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silvaโs corruption trial, providing vindication for the leftist leader who has long claimed political persecution. The decision further darkens the shadow over the reputation of Moro and the sweeping Car Wash corruption investigation he presided over for years. Leaked messages published by The Intercept Brasil in 2019 showed apparent collusion between Moro and Car Wash prosecutors during the process that ultimately jailed da Silva for corruption and money laundering. Da Silva is universally known as Lula in Brazil. The justices didnโt rule whether evidence gathered previously could be used when retrying da Silvaโs other conviction, or in his other two unresolved criminal cases.
The Latest: All Duke University undergrads must quarantine
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University issued a quarantine order for all of its undergraduates effective Saturday night due to a coronavirus outbreak caused by students who attended recruitment parties, the school said. The university said in a statement that all undergraduate students will be forced to stay-in-place until at least March 21. Suspension or dismissal from the school are potential punishments for โflagrant or repeat violators.โOver the past week, the school has reported more than 180 positive coronavirus cases among students. AdItaly has now tallied some 3.2 million cases in the pandemic. The COVAX alliance aims to share COVID-19 vaccines with more than 90 lower and middle-income nations.
Brazil's 'Lula' slams Bolsonaro, avoids comment on a new run
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the Metalworkers Union headquarters in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, after a judge threw out both of his corruption convictions. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)SAO PAULO โ Former Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva criticized incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday for the government's failings in the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy, but avoided giving out hints on whether he will make another run for the presidency next year. โDo not be afraid of me,โ da Silva said in a press conference at the metalworkersโ union he once headed in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, arguing political dialogue must be restored despite Brazil's divisions. Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin annulled two convictions against da Silva arguing the cases were tried in the wrong jurisdiction. AdFachin said in his ruling that da Silva's cases don't have any relationship with Petrobras, as lawyers of the president have argued for years.
'Lula' convictions dismissed; could run again in Brazil
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020 file photo, Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives for a meeting with the Italian Cgil union, in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)SAO PAULO โ A top judge has thrown out both corruption convictions of former Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva, opening the way for a possible battle against conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next yearโs elections. Bolsonaro quickly responded to the court ruling, calling the administration of da Silva's Workers' Party โcatastrophic. AdAs news of the ruling broke, chants of โLula livre!โ โ โLula free!โ โ and recordings of jingles from his presidential campaigns echoed from windows in some cities. โFachin knows that his decision basically means Lula will not be punished, but he wants to save whatever is left of Car Wash,โ Badarรณ said.
Brazil justice annuls Lula's sentences, enabling 2022 run
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020 file photo, Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives for a meeting with the Italian Cgil union, in Rome. Da Silva still faces other prosecutions in Brasilia, but those are far from any final decision. Da Silva has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months for allegedly receiving an apartment worth about $1 million as a bribe from construction company OAS. Da Silva has always denied ownership of the apartment. With da Silva out, conservative lawmaker Bolsonaro won the election handily.