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The Latest Breaking News from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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1h ago How Sunday's Debate Scrambled Brazil's Presidential Race — and What the Polls Show Now
4h ago Lula's campaign seeks to disqualify Bolsonoro from Brazil presidential vote over Meta 'interference'
5h ago Indigenous voters in Brazil's Amazon fear missing runoff after court denies transportation

Brazil Supreme Court justice unseals probe into Bolsonaro biopic, citing suspected criminal funding

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has unsealed an investigation into a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro

The Independent UK · Sep 13

Flávio Bolsonaro Just Tied Lula in Prediction Market Polls — While Brazil's Supreme Court Tears Itself Apart

Flávio Bolsonaro has pulled even with Lula weeks before Brazil's vote, as a Supreme Court feud rattles the race. What's driving it, and what got distorted.

Latin Times · Sep 12

Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro investigated over payments from disgraced banker

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro is under a Supreme Court investigation for allegedly receiving $12 million from a disgraced banker to finance a movie about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro

The Independent UK · Sep 11

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Brazil's Supreme Court cancels session as political crisis deepens

Brazil’s Supreme Court canceled a second consecutive session of deliberations on Thursday, a rare step that highlights its deep institutional and political crisis

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Brazil's Lula signs measures to cut fuel taxes and subsidize diesel ahead of election

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed measures to lower fuel prices, just weeks before the presidential election

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Brazilian Supreme Court judge annuls rival's decision, restores federal police chief to his post

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino has restored two senior police officials to their posts, overruling a decision by fellow Justice Andre Mendonca

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Brazil Supreme Court Crisis Just Swallowed the Federal Police Chief, Too: Inside Judicial-Banco Master Scandal

Protests, a purged police chief and a Friday deadline: how the Banco Master scandal is testing Brazil's Supreme Court weeks before the presidential vote.

Latin Times · Sep 9

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Brazil Supreme Court removes federal police chief, deepening crisis at the top court

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice André Mendonca has removed the head of the federal police and the intelligence chief from their posts

The Independent UK · Sep 8

‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidency

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5

Brazil's Election Just Got Too Close to Call: What's Behind Lula's Shrinking Lead

Lula's lead over Flávio Bolsonaro is narrowing ahead of Brazil's October vote, as U.S. tariffs, Javier Milei and a slowing economy reshape the race.

Latin Times · Sep 4

Brazil’s Senate passes rare earth minerals regulation, paving the way for boosted exploration

Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves

The Independent UK · Sep 3

Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election

Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Brazil’s TV and radio campaign blitz begins, with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro set for a nasty fight

Brazil's top presidential candidates, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, are using free TV and radio ads to sway voters

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection

Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company’s alleged failure in protecting children online

The Independent UK · Aug 26

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The Economic Times · Aug 22

Lula holds 4-point lead over Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff poll

Lula leads Senator Bolsonaro in a presidential poll ahead of October elections. The gap has narrowed by one percentage point, within the error margin. In a simulated runoff, Lula receives forty-seven percent of the vote. His approval rating fell to forty-seven percent, while disapproval rose. This poll is the first…

The Independent UK · Aug 21

The Latest: Supreme Court chief justice allows White House ballroom renovation to continue for now

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now

Latin Times · Aug 18

Lula and Bolsonaro's Son Open Campaigns as Trump's Tariffs Loom Over the Vote

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro launch campaigns as U.S. tariffs, a visa fight, and foreign endorsements shape a razor-close October election

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new find

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future."

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way

President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

‘He had magnetism’: Lula returns to site of political origins to launch fourth-term campaign

Brazil’s president was union chief who led metalworkers’ strikes of 1979-80 that paved the way for return of democracy

Latin Times · Aug 15

Between eVisas and New Tariffs, the Brazil-U.S. Travel Corridor Just Got More Complicated

Brazil's eVisa, U.S. waits up to 2.5 months and a new 25% tariff are reshaping Brazil-U.S. travel. Here's what changed and why.

Latin Times · Aug 15

Lula vs. Bolsonaro: Why Much of the Real Campaign Is Happening in Washington

Tariffs and sanctions tangled Washington in Brazil's Oct. 4 vote — polling suggests the pressure campaign may be lifting the candidate it targeted.

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Brazil's Lula triggers reciprocity process against US tariffs in effort to show strength

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his government has triggered an economic reciprocity law against U.S. tariffs

Latin Times · Aug 10

Bolsonaro Names a Running Mate as Lula's Lead Over Him Narrows to a Single Point

Two polls released in the first days of August show President Lula's lead over challenger Flávio Bolsonaro narrowing as Brazil's October 4 election nears, though the size of that lead still swings widely depending on which pollster is asked. The same week, Bolsonaro closed out his own ticket, naming little-known…

Latin Times · Aug 6

Washington Pulls Brazil's Ambassador Visa as Trade War, Election Politics Collide

The US revoked Brazil's ambassador's visa over a stalled nominee, layering onto tariffs and Bolsonaro's case weeks before Brazil votes

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