Tag: Lula da Silva

• Friday, October 26th 2018 - 08:49 UTC

  Lula on stage calls on “democrats” to unite and defeat the “fascist adventure”

  

  Jailed ex-president Lula da Silva called on “democrats” on Wednesday to put aside their differences and unite in a bid to defeat a “fascist adventure” in Sunday's presidential election run-off. Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro is favorite to defeat Lula's Workers Party (PT) colleague Fernando Haddad in the weekend's two-horse race.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  Ex minister involves Lula directly in corruption practices to ensure funding for Rousseff's campaign

  

  A judge released fresh testimony this week alleging corrupt practices involving members of Brazil’s leftist Workers Party (PT), whose candidate Fernando Haddad faces far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday's presidential election.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  The possible economic options behind Bolsonaro and Haddad

  

  Behind Brazil's polarized presidential election, and unpredictable result, the business class in Latin America's largest economy looking for clear signals of what can be expected as of 2019 either from the former army captain Jair Bolsonaro or from economist Fernando Haddad, handpicked by Lula da Silva as his successor. Hopefully not a choice between “awful” and “extremely awful”

• Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Brazilian currency strengthens below 4 to the dollar: first time in five weeks

  

  The Brazilian currency dipped under four Real to the dollar for the first time in five weeks at close on Thursday as the markets reacted favorably to the emergence of two clear presidential election frontrunners. The Real closed at 3.99 to the US dollar just two weeks after hitting a record low of almost 4.2 to the dollar -- it's lost around 17% since the start of the year.

• Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

  Latest poll in Brazil shows extreme right Bolsonaro losing ground

  

  Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has only a six-point lead over surging Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad, and would lose a second-round runoff against him next month, a new opinion poll showed on Wednesday. However both leading candidates lost one percentage point over last week's poll and only Ciro Gomes climbed from 11% to 12%

• Monday, September 24th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

  Brazil's colored community sponsors Black & Black network to promote its political candidates

  

  In Brazil's general elections approach, a new social network is gaining traction aimed at giving greater visibility to black candidates while highlighting anti-racism initiatives in the country tainted by racial prejudice. Black & Black, which has 100,000 users -- in a population of more than 200 million -- aims to “connect the demands and narratives of the world's black population” and to ensure that “black people get the prominence they deserve.”

• Thursday, September 20th 2018 - 08:21 UTC

  Datafolha poll shows Bolsonaro and Haddad leading ahead of Brazilian election

  

  Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro gained ground over his rivals in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election set for Oct. 7, a new poll showed on Thursday, though it remains unclear who he will face in an expected run-off vote on Oct. 28.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Brazil's presidential race polarizing between Bolsonaro and Haddad, according to latest poll

  

  Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro held a solid lead ahead of the October 7 election following a near-fatal stabbing, but Workers Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad emerged in second place, signaling a potential polarized right-left runoff, a poll showed on Monday.

• Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:13 UTC

  Bolsonaro sends message from hospital bed and accuses rival PT of willing to win through fraud

  

  Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro attacked the rival Workers Party (PT) and raised the prospect of voter fraud in an address on Sunday from his hospital bed in Sao Paulo, where he is recovering from an assassination attempt.

• Saturday, September 15th 2018 - 08:50 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Lula's candidate most probably will be in the October 28 runoff

  

  Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, in intensive care after being stabbed at a campaign rally, kept his first-round lead in an election opinion poll on Friday, but a leftist rival from the Workers Party (PT) made solid gains.