Tag: Lula da Silva

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Lula insists in criticizing central bank autonomy: current rate of 13,75% is “irresponsible”

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized on Tuesday the country's central bank, saying that an interest rate of 13.75% - its current level - is “irresponsible,” adding he will continue to fight the current level to stimulate the economy.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

  Lula and Abdo discuss Itaipú, Unasur, and UE deal

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday told his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez about his intentions to reorganize Unasur and reinforce Mercosur's unity. Lula and Abdo met at the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant in Foz do Iguazú.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 08:02 UTC

  De Moraes releases another 129 Jan. 8 suspects

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes has Thursday ordered the release of another 129 people who were in custody for allegedly participating in the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia. With this new ruling, 294 remain in prison (86 women and 208 men), while over 1,100 have been released, although they will remain under surveillance.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  Lula insists on demarcating indigenous lands in Amazon rainforest

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Tuesday pledged to expand the indigenous territories in northeast Brazil in a move to expel organized crime groups extracting natural resources from those areas.

• Friday, March 10th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

  Scioli asks Brazil to bring down barriers and even up the trade balance

  

  Buenos Aires' Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli Thursday asked the local administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to even up the trade balance between the two countries because it has been negative from Argentina's side for the past two decades.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 09:23 UTC

  Lula gets call from King Charles III

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Monday held a telephone conversation with King Charles III to discuss environmental issues and bilateral ties, Agencia Brasil reported. The call took place around 3:30 pm Brazilian time and was included in the agenda released by the Planalto Palace.

• Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 09:09 UTC

  Lula tells Zelenski once again that Brazil wants to mediate with Russia

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday told his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelenski once again through a video conference that the South American country was willing to broker a peaceful solution with Russia.

• Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

  Mujica wants the region to stand together and break medical patents

  

  Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica called all South American countries this week to stand together and break patents on vaccines and medicines. He made those remarks from the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, where he attended a gathering with President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and other local authorities.

• Wednesday, March 1st 2023 - 08:11 UTC

  Iranian warships dock in Rio de Janeiro until March 4

  

  Two Iranian warships have been cleared to dock at Rio de Janeiro during the weekend despite pressure from the United States, it was reported. The warships IRIS Makran and IRIS Dena arrived Sunday morning, Rio's port authority said in a statement.

• Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  Lula determined to form Peace Club to end Ukraine conflict

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva launched Friday through social media a negotiated peace proposal for the one-tear-old war in Ukraine which has consequences the world over.