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Montevideo, September 14th 2026 - 00:01 UTC

Tag: Lula da Silva

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Lula replaces Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency

    Boulos is a prominent leader of the Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST)

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that Federal Congressman Guilherme Boulos will be the new Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, replacing Márcio Macêdo. The appointment is expected to be published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette) on Tuesday.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Lula favors independent Latin America against foreign bullying

    “We want to form a Latin American doctrine, with Latin American teachers and students,” Lula underlined

    In Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's view, joint education projects involving all Latin American countries would ensure greater independence for the region and prevent “presidents of other countries” from bullying him.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 13:11 UTC

    Lula meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican

    Lula highlighted that Brazil had been removed from the Hunger Map

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and First Lady Janja da Silva met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday. During the encounter, they reviewed religious issues, as well as the situation in the South American country amid global challenges.

  • Thursday, September 25th 2025 - 09:54 UTC

    Progressive leaders gather to defend democracy and shared values

    Lula asked the panel if progressive governments were to account for the far-right's rise

    Progressive South American leaders joined Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday at a United Nations roundtable on “In Defense of Democracy,” an event held in the framework of the 80th General Assembly in New York.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Trump highlights “excellent chemistry” with Lula

    It is yet to be decided whether next week's talks will be face-to-face or by telephone

    US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had a good “chemistry” with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with whom he plans to hold talks next week. Trump described Lula as a “very nice man” after their brief meeting on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Middle East: Lula favors two-state solution

    Lula wants the restoration of the 1967 borders

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke in favor of the coexistence of Palestine and Israel during his speech on Monday at the second session of the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution convened by France and Saudi Arabia.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Lula da Silva hosts virtual BRICS Summit

    Lula hosted the conference, seeking alternatives to Trump's tariffs

    High-ranking leaders of BRICS countries discussed on Monday morning how to expand trade mechanisms between the bloc's nations during a multiple conference hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a move to counter Washington's tariff increase.

  • Saturday, September 6th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Lula discusses EU-Mercosur FTA with von der Leyen

    Lula and von der Leyen spoke for about 20 minutes

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rang European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday to congratulate her on sending the Free Trade Agreement between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) to the European Parliament for a vote.

  • Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Lula announces sports university in Brazil

    The final details will be revealed next month, Lula told a group of athletes

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this week the creation of a sports university. He made those remarks while welcoming at the Planalto Palace a delegation of rhythmic gymnasts who won two medals at the world championships in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month.

  • Friday, August 29th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Lula and Mulino advance Panama's accession to Mercosur

    Both presidents pledged to work together on several fronts

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Panamanian colleague José Raúl Mulino met in Brasilia to advance the Central American country's accession to the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). In addition, the two leaders instructed their teams to begin negotiations aimed at addressing the existing trade imbalance, as Brazil's exports far outweigh Panama's exports.