Brazil’s President Lula has withdrawn his personal assurance that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be arrested if he attends next year’s G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. Putin missed this year’s gathering in the Indian capital New Delhi, avoiding possible political tension and any risk of criminal detention under …
Read More »Lula says Putin will not be arrested at Brazil G20 meeting
Brazilian president says Russian leader will be invited to the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro next year. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested in Brazil if he attends the Group of 20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro …
Read More »Brazil president Lula da Silva criticises Ancelotti appointment as the new Brazil football coach
Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticized the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the new Brazil football coach. Italian Ancelotti, who has won the Champions League a record four times as a coach, will take charge prior to the Copa America in the United States next June …
Read More »US should stop encouraging war in Ukraine – Brazilian president Lula tells China’s Xi Jinping
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio, Lula da Silva has stated that the United States should stop “encouraging” the war in Ukraine. The US and EU have been major suppliers of arms and aid to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out peace talks as long as Russian …
Read More »Can Lula save the Amazon?
Video Duration 28 minutes 00 seconds 28:00 Deforestation in Brazil is threatening the future of the world’s biggest rainforest. When Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power in January, he promised to end deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Logging and desertification surged to a 15-year high under his predecessor, …
Read More »Former president Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm presidential palace and supreme court demanding resignation of new president Lula (videos)
Supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-President, Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Congress in the capital. The dramatic scenes on Sunday January 8, comes a week after left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s inauguration. Supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept that he lost the election …
Read More »Video: Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Is Sworn In as President
Hundreds of thousands of supporters filled the central esplanade in Brazil’s capital, as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva waved to onlookers from his motorcade on the way to his inauguration ceremony.
Read More »Lula da Silva sworn in as Brazil’s president amid fears of violence from Bolsonaro supporters | CNN
CNN — Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president for the third time on Sunday, as threats of violence loomed from supporters of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. “I promise to maintain, defend and fulfill the constitution, observe the laws, promote the general good of the Brazilian …
Read More »Guns temporarily banned from Brazil’s capital ahead of Lula da Silva’s inauguration | CNN
CNN — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Wednesday issued a four-day ban on carrying firearms in the capital as a precautionary measure ahead of the January 1 inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. In his ruling that temporarily suspends the licenses of registered gun owners, Judge Alexandre …
Read More »World reacts as Lula wins Brazil presidential election
World leaders praise conduct of election after losing rival Jair Bolsonaro made baseless claims of electoral fraud. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil’s election by a whisker, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a closely-fought second-round vote. Brazil’s election authority said Lula, a former union leader who was previously …
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