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Montevideo, January 31st 2025 - 06:48 UTC

Tag: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

  • Sunday, January 12th 2025 - 03:45 UTC

    Macron and Lula urge Maduro to resume talks with the opposition

    Neither Macron nor Lula have recognized Maduro's electoral win

    Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil were reported Friday to have spoken on the telephone with Veenezuela's Nicolás Maduro to persuade him to resume talks with the opposition after being inaugurated for a third consecutive six-year term following the controversial July 28, 2024, elections.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 23:19 UTC

    Lula and Orsi discuss Brazil-Uruguay ties at Planalto Palace

    Orsi (L) stressed the importance of Uruguay's relationship with Lula's Brazil

    Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi on Friday at the Planalto Palace to discuss the possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) as well as other issues.

  • Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 20:08 UTC

    Brazilian army officers arrested for planning to kill Lula

    Sleuths found evidence regarding the plan by the military to poison Lula and eliminate Alckmin and De Moraes

    Five Brazilian Army officers were arrested this week in connection with their involvement in Operation Green and Yellow Dagger, an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022. The strategy also included taking down Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes.

  • Monday, November 18th 2024 - 21:59 UTC

    Argentina becomes newest founding member of Lula's alliance against hunger

    Milei is now expected to agree with other Brazilian initiatives within the G20 Summit

    Javier Milei's Argentina became after last-minute negotiations the 82nd country to join the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, Brazil's initiative launched during the two-day G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. With Buenos Aires' decision, no G20 country stayed out of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's partnership which is also made up of the African Union and the European Union, in addition to 9 financial institutions, 24 international organizations, and 31 philanthropic and non-governmental entities, totaling 148 founding members.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula says Maduro not Brazil's problem

    “Maduro is a Venezuelan problem, not a Brazilian problem,” Lula said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in an interview with RedeTV that Nicolás Maduro was “Venezuela's problem,” not his country's. “It seems to me that it was a wise reflection by Lula,” Maduro replied after recent incidents between the two Latin American nations resulting in Caracas being excluded from the BRICS associate membership granted to Bolivia and Cuba, among others.

  • Monday, October 28th 2024 - 09:51 UTC

    Lula's candidate defeated in Sao Paulo mayoral runoff

    Ricardo Nunes took over as mayor of the city of São Paulo after the death of Bruno Covas (PSDB), who died of cancer in 2021

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's candidate Guilherme Boulos failed to win Sunday's runoff to become Mayor of São Paulo, where Ricardo Nunes was reelected in perhaps the most relevant decision of the day, in which allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro prevailed in almost half of the State capitals where a second round was needed. Nunes took over as mayor of the city of São Paulo after the death of Bruno Covas (PSDB), who died of cancer in 2021.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 21:06 UTC

    Lula calls for peace in Middle East and Ukraine

    “Right now, there are two ongoing conflicts that could engulf the entire world. So we have to work together to resolve them,” Lula said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday urged the international community, during his telematic appearance at the BRICS Summit in Kazan (Russia), to resolve the armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

  • Monday, October 21st 2024 - 21:06 UTC

    Lula looks fit at Alvorada Palace after domestic accident

    Lula met with Celso Amorim at the Alvorada Palace

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reported to have been very active Monday at the Alvorada Palace following Saturday's domestic accident that prevented him from traveling to the BRICS Summit starting Tuesday in Kazan, Russia.

  • Friday, October 11th 2024 - 09:51 UTC

    Brazil ups penalties for femicide

    Our government is committed to the National Mobilization for Zero Feminicide,” Lula explained

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday signed into law a new bill raising prison terms for femicide to up to 40 years, Agencia Brasil reported, which makes it the highest penalty provided for in the Penal Code, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - 16:05 UTC

    Lula back in Brasilia after botched flight

    “It is inexplicable that the UN Security Council does not have the moral and political authority to make Israel sit at a table to talk,” said Lula about the current Middle East crisis

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is finally back in Brasilia since 10.12 am local time Wednesday after a second Brazilian Air Force (FAB) airplane was sent to Mexico City to pick him up alongside his entourage following a technical problem with the VC-1 Airbus A329CJ aircraft carrying him that resulted in an emergency landing.

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