new video loaded: In Conversation with Brazil’s President Lula By Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Christina Shaman, Laura Salaberry and Jon Hazell•July 30, 2025 In an interview with Jack Nicas of The New York Times, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rejected President Trump’s demands for Brazil. Here’s how the United States and Brazil reached this point. Recent … Read more
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, has been on a whirlwind campaign of interviews and public appearances in recent weeks to shore up dwindling support, but the numbers keep getting worse. The latest survey from Datafolha puts his popularity rating at 24% … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the opening of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo | Photo Credit: STRINGER Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel on Sunday of committing … Read more
CNN — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that the United States should stop “encouraging” the war in Ukraine. “The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace; the European Union needs to start talking about peace so that we can convince Putin and Zelensky that peace … Read more
London CNN — The two biggest economies in South America are starting talks to create a common currency. Analysts are skeptical. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva and Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández wrote in a joint piece published in Argentinian paper Perfil Sunday that they wanted to foster greater integration between the two neighbors. … Read more
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 people, support the unity, integrity … Read more
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro. File. | Photo Credit: AP Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his silence on December 9 for the first time since his election defeat on Oct. 30 and spoke to supporters calling for a military coup to stop leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking office. Mr. Bolsonaro said he had … Read more
São Paulo, Brazil CNN — The head of Brazil’s electoral court on Wednesday rejected Jair Bolsonaro’s petition to annul ballots from this year’s presidential vote, calling the outgoing President’s allegation that some voting machines had malfunctioned “ludicrous and illicit” and “ostensibly conspiratorial toward the democratic rule of law.” In his ruling, Chief Justice of the … Read more
CNN — Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a petition with Brazil election authorities formally contesting the results of this year’s fiercely contested presidential vote. Bolsonaro narrowly lost a run-off vote last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, popularly known as “Lula,” who is due to be inaugurated as president on … Read more
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has not conceded the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has not conceded the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stopped short of conceding the election to leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, instead using his … Read more