BRAZILIAN COURTS Bolsonaro to surrender passport as Brazil probes 'coup' 08-02-2024 12:33 Probe into Bolsonaro supporters' invasion of the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court in January 2023 continues.
ELECTION 2023 Operation Beat Milei – Massa’s emergency election campaign 05-09-2023 14:35 Sergio Massa unveils package of measures to be competitive; With Lula's request and a gubernatorial rebuff ringing in his ears, Sergio Massa is fighting for Javier Milei's votes. by Juan Luis González
DOMESTIC REACTION Opposition uses Brazil crisis to point finger at Alberto Fernández 13-01-2023 01:12 Politicians on both sides of the aisle use last weekend's turmoil in Brasilia to raise the spectre of unrest in Argentina this electoral year.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazil's Lula finds quick welcome and likely ally in Biden 02-11-2022 15:28 Lula and Biden – both septuagenarian political veterans who returned to the ballot on avowed missions to save democracy – stand to form a close partnership on issues, starting with climate change.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazil protesters block roads, airport as Bolsonaro stays silent 01-11-2022 11:57 Protests led by truck-drivers escalate; Bolsonaro has refused to make any public comment after losing the presidential run-off to Lula by less than two percentage points – the narrowest margin for a presidential election in the country’s modern history.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Lula meets Alberto, vows to restore Argentina tradition trip 31-10-2022 18:53 Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández flies to São Paulo to become first foreign leader to meet with Brazil’s next head of state; Lula confirms will visit Buenos Aires in his first trip abroad as president-elect, restoring tradition previously broken by Jair Bolsonaro.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Fernández flies to São Paulo to congratulate Lula on election win 31-10-2022 11:10 President Alberto Fernández heads to São Paulo for a meeting with Brazil's new president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Henrique Meirelles: ‘Whether the president-elect is Lula or Bolsonaro, they face a difficult situation’ 30-09-2022 09:32 Brazil's former economy minister and Central Bank governor Henrique Meirelles on the challenges facing his country, Lula’s run for office and whether Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to democracy. by Jorge Fontevecchia
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Scandals, Covid, deforestation: Brazil under Bolsonaro 29-09-2022 00:38 A recap of the defining moments of Jair Bolsonaro's presidency so far.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 'Our hero is back': mud shack in Brazil tells drama of Lula's life 28-09-2022 14:24 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the seventh of eight children, was born to a family of illiterate farmers and rose from destitute poverty to become the most popular president in Brazilian history. After a spectacular fall from grace, he may now be on the cusp of a remarkable political comeback.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Hunger returns to haunt Brazil amid divisive vote 15-09-2022 02:52 More than 33 million Brazilians live in hunger and the figure has become the subject of a bitter political battle as Latin America's biggest economy heads for a crucial October election.
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.
Summit of the Americas Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit 10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints. by Rosario Ayerdi
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.