Brazil

• Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 00:40 UTC

  “The return of Lula da Silva and his old habits”

  

  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”.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 20:04 UTC

  Lula attends Pelé's wake

  

  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.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Lula's first day if office, meeting Latin American leaders and a selloff in Petrobras shares

  

  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.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 10:04 UTC

  Argentine President highlights Brazil's return to international forums

  

  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.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:59 UTC

  Brazil: US dollar goes up on Lula's first working day

  

  Brazilian markets plummeted Monday during President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's first working day in office following his inauguration speech and his first measures as head of state.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  New FM pledges to restore Brazil's diplomacy

  

  Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira promised to rebuild Brazilian diplomacy to bring South America's largest country back to the “great stage of international relations.”

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 09:49 UTC

  Long lines of Brazilians parade by Pele's coffin in Santos

  

  Brazilian mourners flocked into the Santos stadium Monday to pay their last respects to the country's most iconic football player ever. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, “O Rei” (The King) passed away last Thursday at the age of 82 due to complications from colon cancer.

• Monday, January 2nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Lula sworn in for the third time as President of Brazil

  

  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.

• Monday, January 2nd 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentine President to meet personally with Lula on Monday

  

  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

• Monday, January 2nd 2023 - 10:31 UTC

  Lacalle Pou, Mujica and Sanguinetti attend Lula's inauguration

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's delegation to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third inauguration featured his predecessors Julio María Sanguinetti and José Mujica, in an unprecedented diplomatic move to show that foreign policies transcend political parties.