Tag: Lula da Silva

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Lula da Silva accuses Bolsonaro of stupidity and tarnishing Brazil's reputation

  

  Ex Brazilian president Lula da Silva has accused the incumbent leader Jair Bolsonaro of “stupidity” and of been guided ideologically by someone that doesn't believe the world is round, all of which has thrown into the drain, the country's reputation.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner leads call to free ex Brazil president Lula da Silva

  

  Presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernandez and running-mate Cristina Kirchner led calls by dozens of Argentine personalities on Tuesday to free Brazil's jailed leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Human rights activists, lawmakers, trade unionists, artists and scientists signed a petition published in the left-leaning Pagina 12 daily.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Alberto Fernández is like a matryoshka doll, “you open it and out pops, Cristina, Lula, Chavez...”

  

  Argentine primary winner, Alberto Fernandez is like the Russian mamushka doll, “you open it and out pops Cristina Fernandez, again you open it and out pops Lula, and again, Hugo Chavez”, said Brazilian foreign minister Ernesto Araújo.

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 10:43 UTC

  Lula da Silva will remain in Curitiba until pending appeals are filed and judged

  

  Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a lower court decision to transfer imprisoned former President Lula da Silva from the southern city of Curitiba to a penitentiary in the state of Sao Paulo.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Moro considered releasing Odebrecht's bribes confession in Venezuela to harm president Maduro

  

  Brazilian justice minister Sergio Moro considered releasing construction giant Odebrecht's confession to paying bribes in Venezuela to harm the country's president Nicolas Maduro, The Intercept investigative website reported on Sunday.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazil Justice minister Moro granted a five-day leave of absence

  

  Brazil’s justice minister, Sérgio Moro, has been granted a leave of absence following a slew of damaging leaks that have cast serious doubts over his impartiality as a judge in a sweeping graft scandal.

• Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Massive rallies on Sunday in support of Brazilian Minister of Justice

  

  Thousands protested in Brazil on Sunday in support of Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who is battling claims he conspired with prosecutors on his anti-corruption drive to keep former leader Lula da Silva from another presidential run.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Lula's appeal to be freed delayed until at least August

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed until August its decision on an appeal by imprisoned former President Lula da Silva who argued he should be freed because leaked private messages showed that the judge who convicted him was not impartial.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Lula's habeas corpus request postponed with no date set

  

  The Brazilian Supreme Court postponed on Monday the voting for the habeas corpus request of Brazil's former president Lula da Silva. Supreme Court Judge Carmen Lucia took off the review for the habeas corpus from the schedule for Tuesday, and a new date has not been set.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Lava Jato leaks: Calls for Minister Moro to resign

  

  Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro faced intense pressure on Tuesday after leaked personal messages raised doubts about his impartiality as the judge overseeing landmark corruption cases, with an influential newspaper calling on him to resign.