Tag: Lula da Silva

Tuesday, August 18th 2026 - 06:56 UTC
Petrobras confirms oil off the Amapá coast but cannot yet estimate the volume

Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras confirmed on Monday the presence of oil in the Morpho exploratory well, located in ultra-deep waters off the northern state of Amapá, in the Foz do Amazonas basin. The company cautioned that it cannot yet estimate the volume found or the viability of commercial production.
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Sunday, August 16th 2026 - 22:46 UTC
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro open Brazil's campaign in their respective political birthplaces

Brazil's two leading presidential candidates launched their campaigns for the October 4 elections on Sunday with rallies at the venues associated with their political trajectories. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva drew more than 10,000 supporters to the Vila Euclides stadium in São Bernardo do Campo, in São Paulo's industrial belt, while Senator Flávio Bolsonaro gathered his backers on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
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Saturday, August 15th 2026 - 05:01 UTC
Rejection of Flávio Bolsonaro exceeds Lula's despite his gains in voting intention

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro registers a 54% rejection rate among Brazilian voters, two points above the 52% recorded by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to the Quaest poll released on Friday, two days before campaigning officially opens for the October 4 elections.
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Friday, August 14th 2026 - 22:20 UTC
Peña says the Milei-Lula crisis has not affected how Mercosur functions

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña said on Friday that the differences between his Argentine and Brazilian counterparts, Javier Milei and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have had no consequences for Mercosur, despite the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
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Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 09:03 UTC
Lula's runoff lead over Flávio Bolsonaro narrows to 8.9 points, CNT/MDA poll finds

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds an 8.9-point lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff, according to the CNT/MDA poll released on Tuesday. The gap stood at 12.5 points in the June survey.
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Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 22:08 UTC
Two months from the vote, Lula turns diplomatic crises into a sovereignty message

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enters the final stretch toward the October 4 elections with three open diplomatic fronts and a message centered on defending national sovereignty.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 21:55 UTC
Brazil ties its ambassador's return to an end to Milei's insults

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on Wednesday that the downgrading of diplomatic relations with Argentina to chargé d'affaires level will remain in place until Argentine President Javier Milei stops what he called repeated insults and attacks against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:46 UTC
Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections

Brazil's government on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to interfere in the October 4 presidential election, responding to the revocation of the visa of its ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:38 UTC
Brazil downgrades ties with Argentina to chargé d'affaires level over Milei's remarks

Brazil decided on Tuesday to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Argentina to the level of chargé d'affaires and to postpone indefinitely the return of its ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Glinternick Bitelli, following a fresh round of remarks by Argentine President Javier Milei against his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Tuesday, August 4th 2026 - 23:19 UTC
US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa over delay in accepting its envoy

The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the Brazilian government's delay in granting diplomatic approval to the US ambassador designated for Brasília and to the denial of visas to several American diplomats, senior State Department officials said on Tuesday.