Tag: Lula da Silva

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro accused of tolerating child prostitution

  

  Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused by former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's camp of tolerating child prostitution, less than two weeks before the Oct. 30 runoffs.

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Lula exchange heavy verbal flak during presidential debate

  

  Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva exchanged bitter arguments, low blows, lies, insults, and foul language during Sunday's TV debate ahead of the Oct. 30 runoffs.

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 08:54 UTC

  Lula is the Brazilian version of Alberto Fernández, Bolsonaro's son claims

  

  Brazilian Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro likened Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to Argentine President Alberto Fernández during a trip to Buenos Aires where he met with local Liberal Congressman Javier Milei in an attempt to boost his father's reelection campaign.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:44 UTC

  Lula promises favela dwellers they will eat 3 meals a day if he is elected

  

  Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) Wednesday promised potential supporters that if he is elected in the Oct. 30 runoff with the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, “people will eat 3 times a day.”

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:42 UTC

  Lula was right, what had to be defeated was “Bolsonarism”, but he failed

  

  Former president Lula da Silva managed to squeeze by with a five points difference in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election when opinion polls anticipated he was seven to twelve points ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's reelection bid, and could even avoid a runoff at the end of the month.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 19:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Lula score separate TSE victories

  

  Former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's team has been banned from further using campaign ads linking the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to cannibalism.

• Friday, October 7th 2022 - 19:16 UTC

  Lula speaks about abortion and controversy erupts

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has once again addressed the issue of abortion and sparked controversies among Brazilian voters ahead of the Oct. 30 second round against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

• Thursday, October 6th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Tebet will vote to Lula and together with Cardoso and Gomes hit Bolsonaro's calculations

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva will be endorsed by Sunday's third-place finisher Simone Tebet of the Movement of Brazilian Democracy (MDB) for Oct. 30's runoff against the incumbent Jait Bolsonaro, it was announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 11:47 UTC

  Brazil: Ciro Gomes' party to vote for Lula in runoff

  

  Brazil's Democratic Workers' Party (PDT), whose presidential candidate Ciro Gomes ended up fourth with 3% of the votes last Sunday, announced Tuesday that it will be supporting former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 runoff.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Former Judge and Minister Moro and key governors support Bolsonaro's reelection

  

  Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro will receive the endorsement of the governors of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro in addition to that of former judge and minister Sergio Moro for the Oct. 30 runoff against Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party, it was announced Tuesday.