Tag: Geraldo Alckmin

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Former Sao Paulo Governor Alckmin asked to run for Brazil's VP job alongside Lula

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and former São Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin were said Monday to have been working on a possible ticket for next year's presidential elections.

• Saturday, September 15th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Brazilian markets and currency ended the week higher

  

  Brazilian markets ticked higher on Friday, bolstered by a new presidential election poll, sending the benchmark Bovespa index up more than 1% as the country's currency, the real, gained about 0.78%.

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro leads Brazilian presidential competition with 26% vote intention, according to Ibope

  

  Pollster Ibope released on Tuesday its latest vote intention survey for the different Brazilian candidates who will be disputing the first round of the presidential election next October 7, and they proved to be quite similar to those made public a day before by another significant pollster Datafolha.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Brazilian equities and currency slump on Tuesday on latest opinion polls

  

  Brazilian equities and currencies slumped on Tuesday after an opinion poll on the presidential election showed leftist candidates gaining ground while market-friendly centrists did not.

• Thursday, September 6th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  In Brazil, the Real and Bovespa stock index recovered slightly on Wednesday

  

  In Brazil, the Real currency and benchmark Bovespa stock index strengthened slightly on Wednesday. Political uncertainty in Brazil took a toll after judicial authorities canceled the release of a closely-watched opinion poll on technical grounds.

• Friday, August 31st 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Brazil: Alckmin unveils campaign ad targeting far right adversary Jair Bolsonaro

  

  Brazil’s business-friendly presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin unveiled a campaign ad against gun violence on Thursday that targeted his far-right pro-gun adversary Jair Bolsonaro.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 09:06 UTC

  Opinion polls confirm Lula's popularity and rattles markets

  

  The popularity of imprisoned former Brazilian president Lula da Silva has grown strongly despite his corruption conviction, an election poll on Wednesday showed, a result that rattled markets and raised the possibility that Lula’s running mate could ultimately become the next occupant of the country’s presidential palace.

• Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:32 UTC

  Brazilian Real loses ground to the dollar following the latest opinion poll

  

  The Brazilian real led losses among Latin American currencies on Monday after an opinion poll showed the market's preferred candidate in October's presidential elections lagging far behind his rivals. The Real was down 0.76% and 15.98% in the eight months of the year.

• Friday, August 17th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  Temer endorsing two candidates for October's presidential election

  

  Brazilian President Michel Temer is endorsing another party’s candidate as well as his own in October’s presidential election. On the day the campaign took off, Temer said in an interview published on Thursday by the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper that he sees former Sao Paulo Gov. Geraldo Alckmin of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party as a candidate who would carry on with his work.

• Friday, August 10th 2018 - 06:11 UTC

  Brazilian round of presidential candidates debate takes off...without Lula da Silva

  

  Brazil is staging its first presidential election debate with eight of the crowded field locking horns but also one notable absentee – jailed frontrunner ex president Lula da Silva. Thirteen candidates have officially entered the election, which starts with a first round October 7 and is almost sure to go to a run-off two weeks later.