Tag: Lula da Silva

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.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Brazilian presidential campaign takes off: Lula and Fernando Cardoso have joined forces to oust Bolsonaro

The most polarized Brazilian presidential campaign in recent years was officially launched on Tuesday with ex-president Lula da Silva leading comfortably incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in opinion polls. But opinion polls in Brazil have not been very precise in recent elections and the Brazilian government still has too many resources at hand.
Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
Tense moments mark ceremony at Brazil's TSE

Brazilian former Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (PT), Dilma Rousseff (PT), Michel Temer (MDB), and José Sarney (MDB) Tuesday sat opposite the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the members of the Supreme Federal Court as Alexandre De Moraes was sworn in Tuesday as the Superior Electoral Court's new Chief Justice.
Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 08:27 UTC
Lula wants BRICS to broker ceasefire in Ukraine

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls to return to the Planalto Palace after the October elections, met with Russia's Ambassador to Brasilia Alexei Labetski and suggested the BRICS group the two countries share with India, China and South Africa should broker a cease-fire in Ukraine.
Friday, August 12th 2022 - 21:02 UTC
Non-Bolsonarist Brazilians sign open letter in favor of democracy

Over 900,000 Brazilians from various political ideas including scholars, business people, and artists Thursday warned against “authoritarian setbacks” through an open letter which included former Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva among its signatories.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 21:32 UTC
Bolsonaro says voting for Lula is like hiring traffickers to fight drug dealing

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro likened his predecessor and electoral rival Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and the latter's running mate to notorious local drug traffickers.