Tag: Gleisi Hoffman

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Lula's to mark one year in prison next Sunday; all legal appeals rejected so far

  

  
Since entering prison a year ago, Brazil's former president Lula da Silva has been spending his days working out in his cell and fighting to prove his innocence.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Lula must now ensure the transfer of his voters to candidate Fernando Haddad

  

  Brazil's imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Tuesday ended his legal battle to run for the top office in next month's election. Senator Gleisi Hoffmann, head of the leftist Workers Party (PT) that Lula founded, made the announcement in the southern city of Curitiba, where the popular Lula has been jailed on corruption charges since April.

• Thursday, April 12th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Sixty Brazilian members of Congress added Lula to their names

  

  More than 60 Brazilian members of congress from the opposition Worker's Party have formally changed their names. They have added the name 'Lula', after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was jailed last weekend.

• Monday, October 24th 2016 - 17:55 UTC

  Brazil congressional police arrested accused of obstruction of justice

  

  Authorities say they have arrested four Congressional police agents posted inside Brazil's Senate for allegedly obstructing an investigation into lawmakers' suspected involvement in the corruption-kickback scheme at state-owned oil company Petrobras. Federal police said in a statement that those arrested Friday include Pedro Carvalho, head of the Senate police, which is a distinct agency.

• Saturday, August 27th 2011 - 07:12 UTC

  Further turbulence for embattled President Rousseff: this time two blondes

  

  Two further headaches for embattled Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff who in eight months of government has seen four ministers and two deputy ministers step down under serious suspicions of corruption.