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Montevideo, April 27th 2024 - 00:03 UTC

Tag: Rosangela da Silva

  • Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 08:19 UTC

    Brazil: Lula ties the knot for the third time in his life

    Janja would play a key role if Lula is elected, according to Brazilian media

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday married sociologist Rosángela da Silva in Sao Paulo, under strict security measures. The celebration was attended by politicians and artists who were not allowed to bring their cell phones with them.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:59 UTC

    Hundreds cheer Lula da Silva as he walks from jail a free man

    Lula wearing a black T-shirt and suit jacket, pumped his fist in the air as he exited the federal police HQ in Curitiba and was mobbed by hundreds of supporters

    Brazil's icon Lula da Silva walked free from jail on Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts. The former president, wearing a black T-shirt and suit jacket, pumped his fist in the air as he exited the federal police headquarters in the southern city of Curitiba and was quickly mobbed by hundreds of supporters and journalists.

  • Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:51 UTC

    Lula is in love and plans to marry once released from prison

    Lula, 73, a widower for the past two years, has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars in two separate corruption cases

    Brazil's imprisoned ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, still loved by large parts of the population, plans to remarry if he is released from prison, a former minister said. Lula, 73, a widower for the past two years, has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars in two separate corruption cases.