Tag: Lula da Silva

Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Bolsonaro to retire from politics if not reelected

Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has announced he would retire from politics if he fails to be reelected next month, when, according to all polls, he trails former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Marina Silva announces support for Lula after years away from PT

Environmentalist leader Marina Silva Monday warned that democracy was at stake in next month's elections as she announced her support for former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, September 12th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Bolsonaro not allowed to use Independence Day celebrations for political gain

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Justice Benedito Goncalves partially granted a petition from former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva requesting incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro be banned from using images of the September 7 celebrations for his own political campaign ahead of next month's elections.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 17:09 UTC
Lula likens Bolsonaro's Independence Day ceremony to the Ku Kux Klan

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva likened the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's Independence Day parade (Sept. 7) to a Ku Klux Klan show in which the current head of state just “lacked the hood.”
Friday, September 2nd 2022 - 10:29 UTC
Foreign leaders condemn attack against Argentine VP

Foreign leaders have expressed their support to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who survived an assassination attempt late Thursday after the gun pointed at her head failed to fire.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:48 UTC
Presidential debate in Brazil almost ends up in a fistfight

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro took center stage Sunday in a TV presidential debate featuring all candidates due to participate in the upcoming October 2 elections.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 17:37 UTC
Lula calls Bolsonaro the court's jester

Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday admitted in a TV interview that there were cases of corruption during his consecutive terms as President of Brazil (2003-2010).
Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:38 UTC
Brazilian presidential election: opinion polls show Bolsonaro closing in on Lula, but still not enough

The poll from Instituto Parana Pesquisa was released 24 August and compared to the previous one from August second, the difference which stood at 5,5 percentage points has now fallen to 4,7 percentage points.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 17:39 UTC
Bolsonaro will respect the elections' outcome provided they are clean

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday evening in a TV interview that he will accept the election's outcome provided they are clear, and warned he was being pressured into becoming a dictator.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 21:50 UTC
Lula to create Ministry of SMEs, if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Wednesday vowed to create a Ministry for Small and Medium Enterprises if he wins the October elections and returns to the Planalto Palace.