The Latest Breaking News from Lula da Silva

The newly elected president of Brazil is an experienced politician, having already served two terms in the role. But Lula da Silva will take the reins of a country that looks very different from the one he presided over before.

It’s great the new president is on the side of nature but no leader can succeed unless the Cop15 deal is right on the money

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva in a brief speech that marked his first comments since results were released two days ago.

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