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BRAZIL JUDGE SEIZES EX-PRESIDENT LULA'S PASSPORT


A federal judge in Brazil has seized the passport of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and banned him from leaving the country... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 169

UPENDING BRAZILS PRESIDENTIAL RACE, COURT UPHOLDS FORMER LEADERS CONVICTION


Prosecutors have portrayed Mr. da Silva, who has also been charged in six other corruption cases, as a linchpin of Brazil's endemically corrupt political system... READ MORE

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BRAZIL ON EDGE AS APPEALS DECISION NEARS IN EX-PRESIDENT LULA CORRUPTION CASE


Brazil on edge as appeals decision nears in ex-president Lula corruption case... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1619

BRAZIL POISED FOR LULA APPEAL VERDICT


Three judges in Brazil will shortly decide whether to uphold a prison term given to the country's former President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 187

BRAZIL PRESIDENT TEMER SAYS PENSION CHANGES REMAIN ON AGENDA


I want to say that the possibility to approve the reform is very strong, Temer said... READ MORE

20th January, 2018 48

BRAZIL CUTS INTEREST RATE TO RECORD LOW SEVEN PERCENT


Neither man is much welcomed by investors, who have been pushing Temer to enact the unpopular austerity reforms, especially cuts to the pension system... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 0

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EX-PRESIDENT LULA JOINS BRAZILS CABINET GAINING LEGAL SHIELD


In my government, President Lula will have the necessary powers to help us, to help Brazil, Ms. Rousseff said... READ MORE

17th March, 2016 6904

BRAZILS FORMER PRESIDENT IS HELD FOR QUESTIONING


The move against Mr. da Silva raises serious questions about his political future and the ambitions of the governing Workers' Party to retain the presidency... READ MORE

4th March, 2016 4584

FORMER PRESIDENT LULA FACES QUESTIONING BY POLICE OVER BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL


As Brazils credit rating is slashed to junk status, police say the countrys most popular politician may have benefited from kickbacks from the state oil company... READ MORE

11th September, 2015 3717

TEMPERS FLARE IN BRAZIL OVER INTERCEPTS OF CALLS BY EX-PRESIDENT LULA


A judge in the capital, Brasilia, issued an injunction against the move, arguing that Ms. Rousseff may have violated the law in appointing Mr. da Silva... READ MORE

18th March, 2016 2803

BRAZIL'S EX-PRESIDENT LULA CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION IN OIL KICKBACK SCANDAL


Dallagnol said that Lula, because of his control of the machinery of the Workers' party and the Brazilian government, was the central figure in the scheme... READ MORE

15th September, 2016 2329

BRAZIL SEEKS ARREST OF EX-PRESIDENT IN GRAFT INQUIRY


And investigators are looking into whether proceeds from the scheme were used to finance Mr. da Silva's and Ms. Rousseff's presidential campaigns... READ MORE

11th March, 2016 2274

FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LULA CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING


Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nine years in prison but is expected to appeal... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 1977

BRAZILIAN POLICE DETAIN FORMER PRESIDENT LULA IN CORRUPTION INQUIRY


The Lula Institute put out a statement on Thursday saying "former President Lula never participated directly or indirectly in any illegality"... READ MORE

4th March, 2016 1729

JUDGE BLOCKS BRAZILS EX-PRESIDENT FROM CABINET POST


The latest twist in the crisis underscores the tumult in Brazil over Mr. da Silva's nomination... READ MORE

19th March, 2016 1244

TENSION GRIPS BRAZIL AS EX-PRESIDENT LULA APPEARS IN COURT ON CORRUPTION CHARGES


Hashtags in support of both Lula and Moro have been trending heavily in Brazil... READ MORE

10th May, 2017 1170

BRAZIL TUMBLES LIKE 'HOUSE OF CARDS' IN CRISIS


The plot to Brazil's political crisis has become so complicated that even makers of political drama 'House of Cards' joke they are now following events... READ MORE

18th March, 2016 1108

BRAZIL'S EX-PRESIDENT LULA TO STAND TRIAL FOR CORRUPTION IN BRIBERY SCANDAL


Workers' party supporters claim the Lava Jato investigation is politically biased and that most of those accused in other parties will not be held to justice... READ MORE

21st September, 2016 870

FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LULA CHARGED IN MASSIVE CORRUPTION SCANDAL


Brazilians had known that Lula was under investigation, and police had recommended charges against him last month for allegedly accepting improper renovations to a seaside apartment... READ MORE

15th September, 2016 756

ANALYSIS | TWO POSSIBLE PATHS FOR BRAZIL'S MOST BELOVED EX-LEADER: PRISON OR THE PRESIDENCY


A former union organizer with a fourth-grade education, Lula rose to power as a voice for Brazil's disenfranchised poor... READ MORE

13th May, 2017 605

COULD ALEXIS TSIPRAS BE THE NEW LULA?


After all, they said, Greece was a eurozone member, not a developing country... READ MORE

21st July, 2015 576

HOW BRAZIL, THE DARLING OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD, CAME UNDONE


Big parts of the Brazil model, it turns out, were glued together with kickbacks, dirty money and lies... READ MORE

15th April, 2016 574

ROUSSEFF, LULA CHARGED IN PETROBAS CORRUPTION PROBE


Popular leftist leader Lula accuses political rivals of targeting him in court to push him off next year's ballot... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 499

BRAZIL'S LULA EXTENDS LEAD IN 2018 VOTE DESPITE GRAFT CONVICTION


Brazil's Lula extends lead in 2018 vote despite graft conviction poll... READ MORE

1st October, 2017 452

'ENORMOUS CULPABILITY': BRAZIL'S MOST POPULAR POLITICIAN LULA SENTENCED TO NEARLY 10 YEARS IN PRISON


Congressman introduces articles of impeachment against donald trump... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 360

BRAZIL PRESIDENT IN TROUBLE AS TOP SENATOR QUITS AND SAYS GOVERNMENT 'DISCREDITED'


Departing Senate leader has been a rival of Michel Temer's and apparently wants to distance himself from the deeply unpopular president ahead of re-election bid... READ MORE

29th June, 2017 287

BRAZIL'S LULA APPEARS IN COURT IN CORRUPTION CASE


Thousands of Lula supporters descended on Curitiba overnight, mostly members of activists groups and unions, arriving in chartered buses from across the country... READ MORE

10th May, 2017 267

HOW BRAZIL'S RULING WORKERS' PARTY LOST THE WORKERS


Now she is one of the many working-class Brazilians to turn against the Workers' Party, even rejecting their onetime hero, unionist-turned-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... READ MORE

25th April, 2016 254

BRAZIL PETROBRAS SCANDAL: FORMER PRESIDENT LULA DEFIANT


Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to fight allegations that he was involved in a huge bribery scheme run by oil giant Petrobras... READ MORE

4th March, 2016 253

FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LULA FOUND GUILTY OF CORRUPTION


The ruling marked a stunning fall for Lula, Brazil's first working-class president, who left office six years ago with an 83 per cent approval rating... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 249

A WARRIOR TO THE END: DILMA ROUSSEFF A SINNER AND SAINT IN IMPEACHMENT FIGHT


Impeachment will be looked back on as a bad moment for Brazil, former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Guardian... READ MORE

9th May, 2016 190

BRAZIL'S FORMER PRESIDENT LULA CHARGED IN MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATION


Minister says ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could rejoin government, putting him out of reach of judge probing alleged Petrobras kickback scheme... READ MORE

10th March, 2016 168

A HISTORIC IMPEACHMENT VOTE HAS BRAZIL DIVIDED


But Collor's impeachment, on corruption grounds, was widely supported, and Brazil is split over Rousseff's fate... READ MORE

17th April, 2016 152

SENIOR JUDGES VOICE CONCERN OVER DETENTION OF FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT


The detention of 70-year-old Lula, Brazil's first working-class president and a hero to millions of Brazilians, shocked many in the South American nation... READ MORE

6th March, 2016 139

EX-MINISTER ACCUSES FORMER BRAZIL PRESIDENT LULA OF ACCEPTING BRIBES


Palocci also served as Rousseff's chief of staff initially but was forced to resign due to corruption allegations... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 125

BRAZIL'S LULA, BOLSONARO WELL POSITIONED FOR 2018 ELECTIONS


Former Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a seminar on public education in Brasilia, Brazil October 9, 2017... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 108


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