Tag: Lula da Silva

• Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Lula plans to rebuild bridges with South America

  

  Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will seek to rebuild ties with its South American neighbors and regain a leading role in the fight against climate change under future Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:28 UTC

  Lula da Silva administration to decide on Port of Santos internal spaces bidding processes

  

  The bidding processes of areas within the Port of Santos in Brazil (the largest terminal in South America) was delayed until next year, since it will be up to the new government to define how they will unfold. One of the areas focuses is moving containers, located in the Saboó region, and the other focuses on fertilizer operations, based in Outerinhos.

• Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Uruguay's President to bring along two former colleagues to Lula's inauguration

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday invited his predecessors Julio María Sanguinetti and José Mujica to the Jan. 1 inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in Brasilia.

• Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Future Brazilian VP to become Industry Minister as well

  

  Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday released the names of 16 of his future ministers for when he takes office on Jan. 1. Lula also said that 16 other ministers are to be named next week.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Director of Brazilian Highway Police sacked

  

  The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced the dismissal of Brazilian Highway Police Director Silvinei Vasques for “administrative improbity” for his actions or inactions in the aftermath of the Oct. 30 runoff which saw Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva elected to return to the Planalto Palace on Jan. 1.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 20:01 UTC

  Putin seeks closeness to South America

  

  Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a telephone conversation Tuesday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 08:21 UTC

  Port of Santos privatization process frozen on request from the Brazilian Audits Court

  

  Three ministers from Brazil's Federal Court of Audits TCU asked last Friday for a reassessment of the privatization process of the Port of Santos administration. The issue should be put back into the discussion in 45 days. The rapporteur, Minister Bruno Dantas, suggested giving preference to the privatization of smaller ports before addressing Santos.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 19:54 UTC

  STF Judge says Lula's planned aid spending not bound by constitutional cap

  

  Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Gilmar Mendes Monday said additional expenditures for the Auxilio Brasil aid program in 2023 do not fall within the constitutional spending cap, thus clearing the way for President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to fulfill one of his campaign promises once he takes office Jan. 1.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:03 UTC

  Brazil's STF orders 103 searches targetting Bolsonaro followers

  

  Investigators were instructed to carry out 103 searches and four arrest warrants by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) in the case of the “anti-democratic acts” that allegedly pursued a coup d'état against President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:07 UTC

  Lula's inauguration to be attended by 17 heads of state

  

  Brazil's Foreign Ministry Wednesday confirmed that 17 heads of state will be attending Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third presidential inauguration on Jan. 1, 2023.