Tag: Lula da Silva

Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 08:02 UTC
Brazil admits to its own spying 'ten years ago and to protect the national interest'

Brazil which hotly denounced US surveillance of its leaders, itself spied on US officials as well as on Russia, Iran and Iraq a decade ago, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported on Monday.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 15:31 UTC
Brazil commemorates 25 years of the post-dictatorship constitution

Four former Brazilian presidents Jose Sarney, Fernando Color de Mello, Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva were honored at a ceremony in the Senate to commemorate the 25 years of the 1988 constitution.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 19:38 UTC
Lula da Silva praises protests in Brazil as something 'healthy' for democracy

Former president Lula da Silva described the street protests that have shaken Brazil as something 'good and healthy' and said demands reveal that the Brazilian people have discovered that it is possible to aspire for more, although when as a union leader he marched “I didn't destroy public or private property”.
Tuesday, October 15th 2013 - 23:16 UTC
Lula wishes CFK a full recovery and underlines close relationship between Brazil and Argentina

Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva wished a “full recovery” to Argentine President Cristina Fernández who underwent surgery last week for a head blood clot, and highlighted the close relationship between the two countries: “the last ten years have been the best period in our shared history.”
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 - 01:53 UTC
Brazil investment in science, via the ministerial budget reaches ‘an all time high’

Brazil's investment in science has reached an all-time high, with the science ministry's budget increasing from 8.6 billion Real (about 3.8 billion dollars) in 2012 to 12.7 billion Real (around 5.6bn) this year, according to science minister Marco Antonio Raupp.
Monday, July 29th 2013 - 06:12 UTC
Rousseff brushes aside a ‘Lula option for 2014’ and ratifies minister Mantega

Responding to claims that former president Lula da Silva ‘is returning to politics’ and thus conditioning her re-election bid next year, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said the former trade union leader ‘never left politics’ and their relation ‘can’t be dissociated’. She also ratified Finance minister Guido Mantega.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2013 - 08:00 UTC
Polls confirm support for Rousseff has crashed and Lula da Silva becomes an option

Former president Lula da Silva is back leading opinion polls as the most likeable candidate for Brazil’s presidential election in 2014, eleven percentage points ahead of his successor and current president Dilma Rousseff according to the latest public opinion polls released over the week end.
Monday, March 11th 2013 - 05:37 UTC
Brazil pledges support for Venezuelan transition but takes distance from Chavez populism

By leaving Venezuela before Friday’s funeral ceremony for leader Hugo Chávez, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was once again trying to chart out a more moderate signal to investors and diplomats, plus probably avoiding Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whom contrary to her predecessor Lula da Silva, she has strongly criticized.
Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:57 UTC
Brazilian 2014 presidential campaign takes off with Rousseff bidding re-election

Brazil's 2014 election season got off last week with the unofficial launch of President Dilma Rousseff's re-election campaign by her mentor and predecessor Lula da Silva during the celebration of the ruling Workers Party tenth year in power.
Thursday, January 10th 2013 - 04:03 UTC
Brazilian hacker publishes sensitive personal data on politicians convicted for corruption

A hacker in Brazil has published sensitive personal data of politicians convicted during a major corruption trial known as the “Mensalao”. Jose Genoino, Jose Dirceu and Delubio Soares have had address, phone numbers, emails and other details exposed.