Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) Sunday requested the arrest of former federal Justice Minister Anderson Torres and of all public agents responsible for the acts and omissions during the demonstrations that caused havoc to the headquarters of the three branches of government.
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to visit Montevideo on Jan. 25 after spending two days in Buenos Aires, it was announced Friday.
São Paulo Deputy-elect Marina Silva was sworn in Wednesday as Brazil's new Environment Ministry, almost 15 years after leaving that office during President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's second term in office.
Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli said that with president Lula da Silva now in office integration between Argentina and Brazil will move faster, and mentioned both countries are considering a common currency for bilateral trade probably extensive to all Mercosur members.
O Estado de Sao Paulo is the leading daily of Brazil particularly in the financial capital of the country, Sao Paulo, closely linked to markets, stock exchange and foreign trade and investments, and by the looks of it no darling of president Lula da Silva. In effect its main editorial on the taking office of the president read something like, the return of Lula and his old habits.
One of the main events Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva had to participate only two days after his inauguration was the wake of former football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento: Pelé.
As the Brazilian president Lula da Silva settled in his first day in office in the Planalto Palace, Latin American leaders met with the inaugurated president, who faced his first financial challenge, stocks had fallen more than 3%, led by a selloff of shares in state-run oil company Petrobras.
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday celebrated Brazil's return to all international forums and announced that we have clearly decided to put the link between Argentina and Brazil back on track with full force, following his meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
Workers' Party founder and leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in Sunday for the third time as President of Brazil during a ceremony held at Brasilia's Congress building which was not attended by the outgoing head of state Jair Bolsonaro.
Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who was one of the few South American leaders to visit Luiz Inácion Lula Da Silva during his 580-day incarceration for his alleged involvement in the Lava Jato scandal, Sunday congratulated the Workers' Party activist on his return to the Planalto Palace and announced both heads of state are to hold a one-on-one meeting Monday in Brasilia