Tag: Lula da Silva

• Saturday, April 9th 2022 - 16:39 UTC

  Lula officially announces Alckmin will be his running mate

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT, left) Friday announced in an official manner that his former rival in the 2006 elections, Geraldo Alckmin, will be his running mate Oct. 2.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists Judiciary wants him to lose reelection

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) Monday insisted the country's Judiciary wanted him to lose this year's elections, following Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes' decision to ban Telegram unless some content was removed.

• Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro's popularity coming around ahead of presidential elections

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sees his chances of reelection in October improve after a drop in unemployment announced Friday helped him narrow the gap against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Lula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Brazil: New survey says Bolsonaro would win presidential elections

  

  According to a new survey, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro would win the presidential elections in the October 2 first round, slightly ahead of Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT), who would nevertheless return to the Planalto Palace in Brasilia after a landslide runoff victory.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Brazil: Lula celebrates PT's 42 years of fighting social inequality

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday celebrated the Workers' Party (PT) 42nd anniversary and stressed his will to change Brazil following the Oct. 2 elections, when he is favored to return to the Planalto Palace.

• Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 19:53 UTC

  Bolsonaro says STF judges biased

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday said two Supreme Federal Court (STF) were taking sides ahead of this year's elections and favoring leftwing contender and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

• Friday, January 7th 2022 - 15:58 UTC

  Brazilian Army fears social unrest if Bolsonaro not reelected

  

  Brazil's Army has rescheduled its usual annual drills due to the Oct. 2 presidential elections, it was announced. Maneuvers usually carried out during the last quarter of each year have been moved ahead in order to be completed before September.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  New Uruguayan FA leader to strengthen ties with leftwing forces abroad

  

  Uruguayan Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) newly-elected leader Fernando Pereira's has announced his international agenda which includes meetings with Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, whose return to the Planalto Palace seems unstoppable.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Lula-Alckmin ticket more likely after dinner with anti-Bolsonarists

  

  Former political rivals Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin Sunda had dinner and agreed to join forces to drive incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro out of the Planalto Palace in next year's elections.