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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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
PERU MOVES TO IMPEACH SCANDAL-HIT PRESIDENT PEDRO PABLO KUCZYNSKI
Peruvian officials begin impeachment process against president kuczynski... READ MORE›
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›
Trending News Headlines : Mr Lula
BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AIRS HOMOPHOBIC RANT DURING TV DEBATE
The penultimate televised debate before next weekend's presidential election was overshadowed by the homophobic rant of one of the fringe candidates... READ MORE›
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›
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›
BRAZIL TRANSFIXED AS VOTES ARE CAST ON IMPEACHING DILMA ROUSSEFF
Ms. Rousseff can still appeal to the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Brazil's highest court, though it rejected previous motions to have the impeachment measure dismissed... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
BRAZILS PRESIDENT PLAGUED BY SCANDALS REJECTS CALLS TO QUIT
Ms. Rousseff, Brazil's first female president, asked in the interview... READ MORE›
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›
BRAZILS MOST ENTERTAINING SHOW MAY BE CONGRESS
There is the Party of the Brazilian Woman, for instance -- a group whose elected members in Congress are all men... READ MORE›
FIGHT TO IMPEACH BRAZILS LEADER TEARS AT FABRIC OF DAILY LIFE
Alarmed by the surge in social strife, some Brazilians have taken a hard line on political chatter... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S PETROBRAS SCANDAL DEEPENS
Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot has accused many senior politicians of taking bribes... READ MORE›
RELEASE OF TAPPED PHONE CALLS BETWEEN LULA AND ROUSSEFF SPARKS MASS PROTESTS IN BRAZIL
On Wednesday night tens of thousands of Brazilians began gathering in Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and other major cities to demand the president's resignation... READ MORE›
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›
DILMA ROUSSEFF SUSPENDED AS SENATE VOTES TO IMPEACH BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT
Brazil's first female president stripped of duties in country's first impeachment in 24 years... READ MORE›
EFFORT TO IMPEACH BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF CLEARS CONGRESSIONAL PANEL
Ms. Rousseff and her top aides argue that the impeachment proceedings amount to a coup... READ MORE›
RECORD BRAZIL PROTESTS PUT ROUSSEFF'S FUTURE IN DOUBT
The corruption scandal has already strained Rousseff's ties with her main coalition partner, the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party PMDB ... READ MORE›
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›
DILMA ROUSSEFF IS OUSTED AS BRAZILS PRESIDENT IN IMPEACHMENT VOTE
But Ms. Rousseff and her supporters call her ouster a coup that undermines Brazil's young democracy... READ MORE›
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›
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›
ROUSSEFF LEAVES PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE TO SALUTATIONS FROM SUPPORTERS
Brazil's former President Dilma Rousseff left on Tuesday the official presidential residence, the Alvorada Palace, amid salutations from her supporters... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S LULA DETAINED IN CORRUPTION PROBE; ROUSSEFF OBJECTS
Police picked up Lula at his home on the outskirts of Sao Paulo and released him after three hours of questioning... READ MORE›
HERE'S WHY SOME PEOPLE THINK BRAZIL IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 'SOFT COUP'
But what happens in the coming weeks in Brazil has longer-term implications for elected socialist governments throughout Latin America... READ MORE›
BRAZIL DECIDES TO OPEN IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT
Brazil's economy tanks as multibillion-dollar corruption scandal expands Eduardo Cunha, speaker of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, approved the launching of the impeachment proceedings... READ MORE›
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›
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›
BRAZIL STREET PROTESTS DEMAND REMOVAL OF DILMA ROUSSEFF FROM POWER
Ms Rousseff, who was chairman of Petrobras at the time of the multi-billion pound kickback scheme, was then re-elected last October in a closely fought vote... READ MORE›
BRAZIL IS TENSE AHEAD OF IMPEACHMENT VOTE
If the impeachment measure is approved, it would require only a simple majority to clear Brazil's Senate, where Rousseff's chances for survival are even slimmer... READ MORE›
RIO'S ALTERNATIVE OPENING CEREMONY SHOWCASES THE LEFT'S ANGER OVER THE OLYMPICS
The contrast spoke volumes about how the artists, intellectuals, unionists and activists on Brazil's left see these Olympics... READ MORE›