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Montevideo, July 4th 2025 - 09:41 UTC

Tag: Lula da Silva

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Lula likely to run for reelection, minister says

    “The Brazilian people know that life has improved” under Lula, Pimenta insisted

    Brazil's Social Communication Minister Paulo Pimenta said Thursday that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva intends to run for a fourth term in office in 2026, perhaps to dispel rumors about his health after undergoing another surgical procedure in his head. In an interview with CNN Brazil, Pimenta insisted that Lula was “the most qualified and prepared person” to continue leading the country.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 08:28 UTC

    Lula needs additional surgery for head bleeding

    Thursday's procedure is relatively simple and should last about one hour

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva needs to go through an additional head surgical procedure on Thursday to prevent further blooding. He had been operated on earlier this week to relieve persistent headaches due to an intracranial hematoma following a domestic accident that prevented him from traveling to the BRICS Summit.

  • Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 09:23 UTC

    Lula goes through head surgery to ease pain

    The problem stemmed from his domestic accident at the Alvorada Palace back in October

    Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday underwent head surgery to drain a hematoma and relieve his persistent headache. He was said to be in good condition and recuperating at Sao Paulo's Hospital Sírio-Libanês' ICU ward. The procedure involved a craniotomy (a cut through the skull), it was also explained.

  • Friday, December 6th 2024 - 11:11 UTC

    Mercosur Summit: Lula decorates Mujica too

    “Of all the presidents I have met, he is the most extraordinary person,” said Lula at Mujica's residence. Photo: Dante Fernandez / AFP

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday decorated former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica (2010-2015) with the National Order of the Southern Cross on the sidelines of the two-day Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, Agencia Brasil reported. Mujica, 89, had been granted a similar accolade earlier Thursday by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    What will the Mercosur summit discuss?

    As Uruguay prepares to hand over Mercosur’s pro tempore presidency to Argentina, this summit could define the bloc’s path forward amid global trade uncertainties

    Montevideo will host the XLV Mercosur Summit on 5-6 December, bringing together South American leaders to discuss pressing regional issues. Outgoing Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou will chair the meeting, along with Argentina's Javier Milei, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Paraguay's Santiago Peña. Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi will also attend.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

    Orsi meeting Lula on first trip abroad after electoral win

    Orsi sees in Lula a key ally

    Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi is scheduled to meet Friday in Brasilia with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to discuss the future relationship between both countries after the Broad Front's (Frente Amplio - FA) candidate is inaugurated on March 1. Orsi defeated Álvaro Delgado of the ruling Multicolor coalition in the Nov. 24 runoff and chose Brazil as his first destination abroad to launch his administration's diplomatic agenda.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    Brazil's devaluation hits all-time high exchange rate

    Haddad's measures were deemed insufficient to tackle the country's fiscal imbalance

    The US dollar fell an iota short of crossing the R$ 6 barrier after measures announced by the Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva raised uneasiness in South America's largest country Thursday. The local currency has fallen 23.4% this year and 3.36% this week alone.

  • Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:48 UTC

    Lula avoids the dragon’s, Belt and Road Initiative and agrees with China’s Xi on a neutral ‘shared future’

    Lula da Silva meets with Xi Jinping during the G20 meeting in Rio

    President-elect Donald Trump’s impressive victory has had an impact worldwide given his promises, many of them with a strong dye of populism and protectionism, Making America Great Again.

  • Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:24 UTC

    Norway announces new donation to Amazon Fund

    “Brazil's success in reducing deforestation is clear evidence of the Lula government's ambition and determination,” Støre said

    Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced at the Global Citizen Now: Rio de Janeiro Conference that his country would be donating another US$ 60 million to the Amazon Fund, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, November 20th 2024 - 09:41 UTC

    Lula urges developed countries to up their climate contributions

    “These trillions exist, but they are being wasted on armaments, while the planet is in agony,” Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva insisted Tuesday that G20 developed countries should bring forward by up to ten years the climate neutrality targets currently set for 2050, Agencia Brasil reported. He made those remarks during his appearance at the Group's Summit in Rio de Janeiro. “To the developed members of the G20, I propose that you bring forward your climate neutrality targets from 2050 to 2040 or even 2045,” Lula stressed during a panel on sustainable development and energy transition.