Tag: Lula da Silva

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 21:02 UTC

  Brazil's three branches of gov't sign pro-democracy statement

  

  The heads of Brazil's three branches of government Monday issued a joint document defense of democracy and against Sunday's “terrorist acts, vandalism, criminals and coup plotters,” Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 20:51 UTC

  Bolsonaro hospitalized in the United States

  

  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted at AdventHealth Celebration, a hospital located near Orlando in the US State of Florida with severe abdominal pain, according to O Globo quoting the blog of journalist Lauto Jarmin.

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Federal intervention decreed on Brasilia's public security secretariat

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Sunday issued a decree providing for federal intervention in the public security area of the Federal District (GDF) until January 31, 2023.

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 10:02 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors want former Justice Minister arrested over Sunday's riots

  

  Brazil's Attorney General's Office (AGU) Sunday requested the arrest of former federal Justice Minister Anderson Torres and of “all public agents responsible for the acts and omissions” during the demonstrations that caused havoc to the headquarters of the three branches of government.

• Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Lula to be in Montevideo the day after CELAC summit

  

  Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to visit Montevideo on Jan. 25 after spending two days in Buenos Aires, it was announced Friday.

• Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  Brazil: Environment Minister announces National Authority for Climate Security

  

  São Paulo Deputy-elect Marina Silva was sworn in Wednesday as Brazil's new Environment Ministry, almost 15 years after leaving that office during President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's second term in office.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 12:44 UTC

  Integration and common currency, according to Argentine ambassador in Brazil

  

  Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli said that with president Lula da Silva now in office integration between Argentina and Brazil will move faster, and mentioned both countries are considering a common currency for bilateral trade probably extensive to all Mercosur members.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 00:40 UTC

  “The return of Lula da Silva and his old habits”

  

  O Estado de Sao Paulo is the leading daily of Brazil particularly in the financial capital of the country, Sao Paulo, closely linked to markets, stock exchange and foreign trade and investments, and by the looks of it no darling of president Lula da Silva. In effect its main editorial on the taking office of the president read something like, “the return of Lula and his old habits”.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 20:04 UTC

  Lula attends Pelé's wake

  

  One of the main events Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva had to participate only two days after his inauguration was the wake of former football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento: Pelé.

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Lula's first day if office, meeting Latin American leaders and a selloff in Petrobras shares

  

  As the Brazilian president Lula da Silva settled in his first day in office in the Planalto Palace, Latin American leaders met with the inaugurated president, who faced his first financial challenge, stocks had fallen more than 3%, led by a selloff of shares in state-run oil company Petrobras.