Tag: Workers Party

• Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro flown to São Paulo for possible emergency surgery

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been rushed late Wednesday from Brasilia to a São Paulo hospital after being diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction which might require emergency surgery, it was reported.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Former Brazilian Presidents Lula, Henrique Cardoso hold key meeting

  

  Former Brazilian Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) (1995-2002) and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (2003-2010) Friday shocked the country's political arena by holding a key meeting during which they agreed to support the latter in next year's elections against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

• Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Lula, CFK seal alliance regarding education of future political leaders

  

  Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva Friday agreed to join forces for the future of the region.

• Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Datafolha foresees Lula would quash Bolsonaro in 2022 in a presidential runoff

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would defeat the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by a landslide if they both make it to the second round of next year's elections, a survey by Datafolha released Wednesday showed.

• Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 10:15 UTC

  Brazil’s ex president Temer admits that Rousseff's impeachment was a “coup”

  

  Brazil former president, Michel Temer, described for the first time the dismissal of his predecessor Dilma Rousseff as a “coup”, as the left marks the political trial that removed the ex-president of the Workers Party from power.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil’s Lava Jato: Recordings questioned impartiality from Sergio Moro and prosecutors in sentencing Lula da Silva

  

  The Intercept Brazil investigation media published private conversations between public agents who participated in the Lava Jato operation in Brazil and questioned the impartiality of the investigation, which led to the imprisonment of former President Lula da Silva.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazil announces financial package to avoid a truckers' strike

  

  The government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday a financial package aimed at staving off a potential truckers' strike. Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni said the Brazilian Development Bank will be providing US$ 128 million in credit to truckers and that the Ministry of Infrastructure will spend US$ 514 million on improving roads.

• Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 08:19 UTC

  Embraer-Boeing deal clears provisional injunction, but now depends on Bolsonaro's administration

  

  A Brazilian federal court has overturned a provisional injunction that blocked a proposed tie-up between plane makers Embraer and Boeing, Embraer said on Monday in a securities filing. Brazil's Embraer announced in July its intention to sell 80% of its commercial aviation business to Chicago-based Boeing for US$ 3.8 billion. Embraer has said the deal is crucial for its survival.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 08:49 UTC

  Brazilian Supreme Court freezes Lula's latest appeal to be freed from prison

  

  Brazil’s Supreme Court delayed indefinitely a decision on whether former president Lula da Silva should be freed from prison, where he is serving a 12-term for corruption. One of the five justices called for the postponement to give more time to study the case after two of his colleagues decided against a release.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Three out of five living ex Brazilian presidents defendants in corruption cases

  

  The Brazilian corruption probe known as Operation Carwash (Lava Jato) has placed three out of five living former presidents of Brazil as defendants. Michel Temer, the current president, and José Sarney so far have been only arraigned.