Tag: Lula da Silva immunity

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 08:00 UTC

  Lula defies conviction and formally launches his presidential candidacy

  

  The former Brazilian president Lula da Silva responded defiantly to his conviction on corruption charges by formally launching his candidacy for next year’s presidential election.

• Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 08:58 UTC

  Brazilian lawmakers make an exception and begin impeachment procedure against Rousseff on Friday

  

  The Brazilian opposition parties, meeting in the Lower House of Congress sped up the impeachment process against president Dilma Rousseff by holding a session on Friday, a day that lawmakers are normally away from Brasilia.

• Saturday, March 19th 2016 - 06:54 UTC

  Lula calls for justice, claims he is a victim of “unjustified acts of violence”

  

  Embattled former Brazilian president Lula da Silva on Friday released an open letter calling for “justice” as he affirmed he is the victim of “unjustified acts of violence.”“Justice, it is only justice what I expect for me and everybody within the framework of in-force democratic rule of law,” Lula said a day after he was sworn-in as the chief of staff of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and a judge in that country issued an injunction blocking his appointment.

• Friday, March 18th 2016 - 03:18 UTC

  Lula cabinet chief for twenty minutes; street protests in Brazilian cities

  

  Former leader Lula da Silva was sworn in as President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff on Thursday amid a deepening crisis in Brazil as protests against his appointment continued for a second day and a judge sought to block the move.

• Thursday, March 17th 2016 - 06:38 UTC

  “When a rich man steals they name him minister”, Lula da Silva quote in 1998

  

  “When a poor man steals, he ends in jail; when a rich man steals he is named minister”, the phrase belongs to Lula da Silva back in 1998 when he was leading the opposition, and it is now being repeated in social networks. In effect, on Wednesday Lula was named chief of staff by president Dilma Rousseff, who also phoned him to tell him she would be sending him the official decree on his nomination, so that he make use of it “if necessary”.

• Thursday, March 17th 2016 - 06:13 UTC

  Protests erupt in Brazil as Rousseff confirms Lula da Silva as chief of staff

  

  Protests erupted in Brazilian cities on Wednesday after President Dilma Rousseff named her predecessor Lula da Silva chief of staff and a taped telephone conversation fed opposition claims the appointment was meant to shield Lula from prosecution.