Tag: presidential candidate

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Brazilian markets surge on strong polling for extreme right Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilian markets surged on Tuesday as stronger polling for far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro and a Congressional farm caucus endorsement boosted expectations that he may block the leftist Workers Party from returning to power.

• 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.

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:10 UTC

  Ciro Gomes pledges to de-concentrate Brazil's banks, and to help 63 million listed as delinquent debtors

  

  Center-left populist presidential candidate Ciro Gomes vowed on Wednesday to reduce concentration in Brazil's banking sector if elected in October, warning that he would open the sector up to more foreign competition if necessary.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Lula must now ensure the transfer of his voters to candidate Fernando Haddad

  

  Brazil's imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Tuesday ended his legal battle to run for the top office in next month's election. Senator Gleisi Hoffmann, head of the leftist Workers Party (PT) that Lula founded, made the announcement in the southern city of Curitiba, where the popular Lula has been jailed on corruption charges since April.

• Tuesday, September 11th 2018 - 15:31 UTC

  Lula's party expected to announce Haddad as the presidential candidate

  

  Jailed former Brazilian president Lula da Silva is expected to allow his Workers Party to announce running mate Fernando Haddad as its candidate, following the latest ruling from the Supreme Court. Lula had hoped the Justices would agree to an appeal for more time to switch the head of the Workers Party (PT) ticket after Brazil’s top electoral court last week banned him from running due to a corruption conviction and gave him 10 days to remove his name.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Bolsonaro recovering from abdominal stabbing: functions returning and he walked a few steps

  

  The health of Brazil’s far-right leading and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was markedly improved after he was stabbed last week at a campaign rally, the hospital where he is being treated said on Sunday.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  Lula will tell his followers next week to vote for Fernando Haddad

  

  Brazil’s jailed former president Lula da Silva is preparing to give up his bid to run in next month’s presidential election, party sources said, after he lost two appeals at the Supreme Court on Thursday. That will remove the most popular candidate from October’s race and pave the way for Lula’s hand-chosen successor, Fernando Haddad, to become the Workers Party (PT) candidate.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Lula's running vice president candidate charged with corruption

  

  Sao Paulo state prosecutors in Brazil said on Tuesday they have charged the Workers Party (PT) vice presidential candidate Fernando Haddad with corruption, but any potential trial would not hinder his ability to run.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2018 - 06:28 UTC

  Brazil's Real remained flat on Tuesday but the stock market was down 2%

  

  The Brazilian Real erased early losses on Tuesday after state prosecutors charged Workers Party vice presidential candidate Fernando Haddad with corruption, driving investors to pare bets on his electoral strength.