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Montevideo, May 6th 2024 - 12:21 UTC

Tag: Lula da Silva

  • Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

    At least 46 people still missing in post-cyclone southeastern Brazil

    Acting President Geraldo Alckmin will visit the area on Sunday

    Brazilian authorities said Friday that at least 46 people were missing after a devastating cyclone hit the southeastern State of Rio Grande do Sul since early Monday, where already 41 casualties have been reported. The federal government also pledged R$ 800 (US$167) for each of the over 3,000 people who have lost their homes to the storm.

  • Friday, September 8th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

    Lula headed for G20 Summit

    The Brazilian leader will receive the group's rotating presidency of the group on Sunday

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his entourage are due in New Delhi later Friday to participate in this coming weekend's Summit of G20 leaders, during which he is expected to deliver three speeches and take over the group's pro tempore presidency.

  • Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

    Lula's imprisonment “a big mistake” rules Brazil's STF

    “I was surprised by the authorities who abused their functions,” Toffoli said

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled Wednesday that the evidence gathered in the Lava Jato case against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must be suppressed because it was obtained illegally by then-judge Sergio Moro. The STF also said that the current president's imprisonment in that case was a mistake.

  • Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

    Cyclone in southern Brazil causes death, floods and destruction

    Eduardo Leite, governor of Rio Grande do Sul, told a news conference that 15 more bodies had been found in Mucum on Tuesday, with the death toll at 21.

    Some twenty-one people have been killed as a consequence of the torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone in southern Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul neighboring Uruguay and Argentina. Local authorities said it was the state's worst-ever weather disaster given the number of deaths so far and the thousands left homeless.

  • Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

    Two indigenous lands in Brazilian Amazon demarcated

    The Amazon is in a hurry to stay alive, Lula said during the Amazon Day celebrations

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday signed the documents providing for the demarcation of two indigenous lands in the States of Acre and Amazonas, Agência Brasil reported. It was also the last step before the final regularization of the areas, it was explained.

  • Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:22 UTC

    Brazil: Lula to undergo femur surgery

    Lula has a tight international agenda ahead of him before his medical procedure

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva explained Friday that he will be undergoing surgery later this month to correct his femur problems.

  • Friday, September 1st 2023 - 09:27 UTC

    Lula launches Brazil Without Hunger program

    “I'm obsessed with fighting hunger,” Lula said in Teresina

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday launched the Brazil Without Hunger program in Teresina, the capital of the State of Piauí, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

    Lula announces new ministry for SMEs

    I’m proposing the creation of a ministry for people, who need credit and opportunity, Lula said

    As part of his efforts to develop over 2 million formal jobs by the end of the year, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Tuesday he would create a ministry to deal with issues linked to small and medium-sized enterprises, assisting those who wish to become entrepreneurs, Agencia Brasil reported. It will be the 38th ministry in Lula’s administration

  • Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 10:02 UTC

    Brazil: Temporary tax on the super-rich enacted

    Lula's measure must be approved by Congress within 120 days or be dropped

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday enacted a provisional measure (MP) providing for the collection of taxes of between 15% and 20% on exclusive funds with a single shareholder, Agência Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, August 29th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

    New financing deal reached for trade between Argentina and Brazil

    The destiny of Argentina and Brazil are unfailingly tied, Massa told Lula and Haddad (pic)

    Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa Monday announced after a meeting with his Brazilian colleague Fernando Haddad and with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that an agreement had been reached to finance imports worth US$ 600 million, among other achievements.