BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Poll: Brazil's Lula holds wide lead over incumbent Bolsonaro 24-06-2022 13:00 In Datafolha poll, 47% of respondents said they intended to support Lula in the upcoming presidential election, compared to only 28% for Bolsonaro.
COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022 Colombia election signals return of Latin America's left 22-06-2022 13:12 After the election of leftist leaders in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and now Colombia – and with Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seemingly on track to return to office – a new political wave is sweeping Latin America.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazil's Lula unveils social, green campaign priorities 22-06-2022 12:14 Leftist former leader and frontrunner in 2022 presidential election race says his priorities in power will be social policies and protecting the Amazon.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Poll: Brazil's Lula gains even more ground against Bolsonaro 27-05-2022 00:01 Brazil's former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has gained ground against incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the vast South American country's October election.
BRAZILIAN POLITICS Brazil's Lula ties the knot months before presidential election 19-05-2022 12:57 Former Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the front-runner in the October elections, married fellow Workers' Party member and sociologist Rosangela da Silva on Wednesday.
Rosangela da Silva Smiley and discreet: meet the sociologist who married Brazil's Lula 19-05-2022 12:45 Sociologist Rosangela da Silva and Lula, Brazil's president from 2003 to 2010, were married in a ceremony on Wednesday evening, the details of which were kept top-secret.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Lula, the tarnished icon, seeking a comeback as president in Brazil 09-05-2022 15:59 Capping a lifetime of dramatic twists of fate, 76-year-old leftist icon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking his unlikeliest turnaround yet: a presidential comeback.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Lula launches presidential campaign to 'rebuild Brazil' 09-05-2022 15:51 Former Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launches his campaign for a new presidential term, slamming the "irresponsible and criminal" administration of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
LATIN AMERICA Brazil's Lula says Ukraine leader Zelensky shares blame for war 04-05-2022 21:11 Brazilian presidential front-runner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells 'Time' magazine that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin bear equal responsibility for the war in Ukraine.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Will Bolsonaro stage a comeback election win? 04-05-2022 15:45 The far-right incumbent has staged a turnaround, so much so that political analysts now say he could yet come from behind to win a new four-year term.
Brazil election 2022 Cash handouts are saving Brazil’s poorest — and Bolsonaro’s campaign 18-04-2022 16:56 Jair Bolsonaro trails in polls for Brazil's upcoming presidential election. The outcome may hinge on government subsidies in a nation riven by inequality.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's Lula slams Bolsonaro over indigenous policies 12-04-2022 19:35 Speaking at a protest by thousands of indigenous people who are camping out in Brasilia to protest Bolsonaro's policies, Lula drew loud cheers with a promise to undo current President Jair Bolsonaro's policies on indigenous people if elected.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Bolsonaro and Lula already in campaign mode in Brazil 04-04-2022 07:24 There are more than four months to go until the race for Brazil's October elections officially starts, but the leading candidates are already on the campaign trail.
ENVIRONMENT Gabriel Boric wants to lead a green revolution 11-03-2022 09:33 A new generation of leaders in commodity-rich Latin America sees climate change and its link to inequality as the new political fault line, including Chile's new president Gabriel Boric.
UKRAINE WAR Brazil's Lula warns of dangers of new Cold War 03-03-2022 23:39 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warnsthat a new Cold War could put the survival of humanity at risk, calling for a peaceful solution in Ukraine.
LATIN AMERICA: THE YEAR AHEAD Lula leads election poll as Brazilians fret about jobs, virus 12-01-2022 22:06 Brazilians’ worries about unemployment and Covid-19 continue to chip away at Jair Bolsonaro’s popularity, a new poll has found, leaving former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on track to win this year’s election.
DAY OF DEMOCRACY & HUMAN RIGHTS Lula, 'Pepe' Mujica join Alberto, Cristina at democracy rally 10-12-2021 22:47 Four leaders – Alberto Fernández, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and José ‘Pepe’ Mujica – headline an event in Plaza de Mayo marking Day of Democracy and Human Rights in Argentina.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil Senate committee recommends 10 pandemic charges against Bolsonaro 20-10-2021 13:20 Senate committee in Brazil recommends that President Jair Bolsonaro face at least 10 charges, including crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Brazil Under Bolsonaro Brazil senators file case against Bolsonaro for malfeasance 28-06-2021 19:11 Bolsonaro is accused of having failed to have a top ally investigated for suspicions of massive corruption in the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.
LULA GRAFT ALLEGATIONS Brazil judge annuls all of Moro's cases against ex-president Lula 25-06-2021 20:33 A magistrate on Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday annulled two more cases against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The latest ruling invalidates all previous evidence against him, meaning the trial process will have to start again from scratch.
BRAZIL Brazil's Lula seeks latest upset: win back the centre 26-05-2021 16:16 As Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva eyes run against President Jair Bolsonaro next year, the 75-year-old leftist leader is seeking to overcome another challenge: winning back Brazil's political centre.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's Supreme Court confirms annulment of Lula graft convictions 15-04-2021 23:16 Supreme Court upholds ruling annulling Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions, clearing the way for him to run for a new presidential term next year.
Lava Jato Brazil's Supreme Court rules Moro was 'biased' against Lula 23-03-2021 19:14 Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that judge Sergio Moro was "biased" in convicting ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of corruption in 2017, a new victory for the left-wing leader as he eyes a political comeback.
BRAZIL Lula's return reshuffles the deck in divided Brazil 13-03-2021 08:45 Ruling overturns ex-president's corruption convictions and shakes up 2022 presidential race.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Lula comes out swinging at Bolsonaro, slams 'imbecile' Covid policies 10-03-2021 18:13 Lula makes instant return to politics, attacking President Jair Bolsonaro and his "imbecile" Covid-19 policies, though the ex-PT leader declined to say whether he would run against him next year.
EX-BRAZIL PRESIDENT Brazil high court judge overturns ex-leader Lula's convictions 08-03-2021 16:31 Brazilian Supreme Court judge overturns graft convictions against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, clearing the way for him to run in the 2022 presidential election.
Lava Jato Brazil's Lula faces new charge of money-laundering 15-09-2020 08:24 Prosecutors in sprawling 'Lava Jato' corruption investigation charge former president with money-laundering, less than a year after the country's top court ordered him freed from jail while he appealed his conviction in another case.