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Montevideo, October 31st 2026 - 22:21 UTC

Tag: Lula da Silva

  • Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 01:33 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro mocks samba school’s demotion after Lula tribute, says the “next drop” will be him

    Flávio Bolsonaro is cited in polling as one of Lula’s main prospective challengers

    Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Liberal Party, PL), seen as a potential right-wing contender in Brazil’s October presidential election, said that after the samba school that paid tribute to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was relegated in Rio de Janeiro’s carnival standings, the “next drop” will be Lula’s — and that of the Workers’ Party (PT).

  • Monday, February 16th 2026 - 17:03 UTC

    Brazilian opposition announces legal action against Lula over Rio Carnival tribute

    Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, said he would “quickly” ask the electoral courts to investigate what he described as “crimes” committed “with public money”

    Brazil’s opposition said it will file complaints with the country’s electoral courts against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arguing that a Rio Carnival tribute staged by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói amounted to illegal early campaigning funded, at least in part, with public money.

  • Monday, February 16th 2026 - 06:00 UTC

    Lula and other Brazilian presidents at the Sambadrome: tributes, satire and scandals

    Lula’s case is unprecedented for a sitting head of state, but the Sambadrome has honored other presidents before — after their deaths and once they were widely regarded as historic figures

    The tribute paid on Sunday by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — a parade that traced his life story and political rise — has revived debate over the long-standing relationship between Rio’s carnival and political power. Lula is not the first Brazilian president to be featured on the Sambadrome, but he is the first to receive such an honor while alive and in office, according to an EFE account.

  • Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 09:23 UTC

    Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests

    The poll also captures a polarized electorate with meaningful fluidity. While 62% said their vote is already decided, 38% said they could still change their mind

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Canal Meio.

  • Friday, January 30th 2026 - 03:43 UTC

    Brazil’s Lula to undergo cataract surgery on left eye after Panama trip

    The announcement comes as Lula remains active on the international circuit and ahead of a packed domestic schedule

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will undergo cataract surgery on his left eye on Friday, the presidential palace said after preoperative tests were conducted on Thursday in Brasília. The 80-year-old leader returned overnight from Panama, where he attended the International Economic Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean, and spent Thursday at the official Granja do Torto residence.

  • Thursday, January 29th 2026 - 05:29 UTC

    Latin American presidents seek common ground as regional blocs weaken

    Bernardo Arévalo, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, José Raúl Mulino, Sergio Díaz-Granados, Rodrigo Paz, Daniel Noboa and Andrew Holness.

    Seven sitting heads of government and one president-elect from Latin America and the Caribbean shared the stage in Panama on Wednesday to call for deeper regional integration, an increasingly rare show of cross-ideological alignment in a polarized region. The message was delivered at the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean, backed by CAF and designed as a high-level convening point for governments, business leaders and multilaterals.

  • Wednesday, January 28th 2026 - 09:49 UTC

    Lula and Chile’s president-elect Kast meet for the first time in Panama ahead of ‘Latin Davos’ forum

    Kast argued that cooperation between Chile and Brazil “can lead the change our region needs”

    Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast held their first bilateral meeting in Panama on Tuesday, shortly after arriving for the International Economic Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean — an event promoted by organizers and regional media as a “Latin Davos.”

  • Monday, January 26th 2026 - 23:18 UTC

    Lula urges Trump to limit “Peace Board” to Gaza in call covering governance, Venezuela and bilateral agenda

    The exchange comes as Washington advances an international framework linked to Gaza’s postwar administration

    Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, in a nearly hour-long conversation that blended global governance issues with the bilateral agenda. Brazilian media, citing Planalto Palace sources, reported that Lula argued Trump’s proposed “Peace Board” should be restricted exclusively to the future governance of the Gaza Strip and should also contemplate the creation of a Palestinian state—an approach those sources said Trump does not share.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 02:32 UTC

    Lula says Trump wants to “create a new UN” as he attacks proposed Gaza Peace Council

    Lula spoke at the closing session of the 14th National Meeting of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) in Salvador, Bahia

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday that global politics is entering a critical phase in which “multilateralism is being thrown out by unilateralism,” and argued that US President Donald Trump is effectively proposing “to create a new UN in which he alone is the owner,” referring to Washington’s plan to set up a Peace Council tied to the administration of Gaza.

  • Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 00:26 UTC

    Brazil revives naval industry through Petrobras-led investment drive

    The ceremony was attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, as well as ministers, parliamentarians, and other authorities

    Petrobras, through its logistics subsidiary Transpetro, signed contracts worth R$2.8 billion (around US$570 million) on Tuesday for the construction of five gas carriers, 18 pushboats and 18 barges at shipyards in Rio Grande do Sul, Amazonas and Santa Catarina, as part of a government-backed effort to revive Brazil’s shipbuilding industry and reduce reliance on chartered vessels.