The Latest Breaking News from Lula da Silva

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has "authorised" the transition to a new government, without acknowledging his narrow defeat by his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Brazil’s presidential election result is crucial for the future of the world’s forests. On Sunday, former president and Workers Party candidate Lula da Silva narrowly beat the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro. Deforestation rates had surged under Bolsonaro.

The Tsai administration’s passing on an opportunity to demonstrate support for democracy in Brazil is disappointing. All the more so because in 2018, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued immediate congratulations to Bolsonaro on the day of his presidential election.

Bolsonaro took two days to respond to his narrow loss in the polls amid concerns the transition of power would not be peaceful

By Marian Venini via El Planteo

Truckers protested the defeat of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro Monday by blocking national highways. Bolsonaro had yet to concede defeat Monday morning following a tight race, raising fears the far-right nationalist might contest the victory of his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Read how the day’s events unfolded…

Leftist candidate beat hard-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in a crunch election

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva takes over a deeply divided country, and a congress dominated by rightwing parties, says author Richard Lapper

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The final result of the election is expected in the next few hours

After four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right rule, Lula da Silva says his first priority will be helping the 100 million Brazilians living in poverty