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Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters storm congress in Brasília Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Lula…

Hundreds of supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed into Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s inauguration last week. A sea of protesters dressed in the green and yellow of…

Indigenous territories and protected areas in Brazil’s Amazon forest see higher and faster rates of deforestation than unprotected areas. That’s according to a new study in Nature that says despite an expansion of protected areas and increased recognition of Indigenous territory across 52 percent of the Brazilian Amazon from 2000…

Fresh off losing grip of the repressive government he controlled for years, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was apparently in search of somewhere that made him feel more at home. And, these days, no place gives off that dying democracy feel quite like the state of Florida under Republican Gov.…

LA PAZ, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Bolivia's President Luis Arce said on Monday he hopes Brazil's new president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will help improve diplomatic relations and explain issues that generated controversy during former President Jair Bolsonaro's mandate. Speaking on television late Monday, Arce said he expected Lula,…

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a bilateral meeting with Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso (out of frame) in Brasilia on Jan. 2.EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images Brazilian markets delivered a withering verdict on leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first full day in office on Monday, after he pledged…

Lula takes office for third term as Brazil’s president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president on Sunday, delivering a searing indictment of far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro and vowing a drastic change of course to rescue what he called a ruined nation. In a speech…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday, assuming office for the third time after thwarting far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s reelection bid. His return to power marks the culmination of a political comeback that is both thrilling supporters and enraging opponents…

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at supporters on his way to Brazil's National Congress for his inauguration ceremony. Photo: Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was inaugurated on Sunday, capping a triumphant return to Brazil's presidency 12 years after leaving office and less than…

BRASILIA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be sworn in as president of Brazil on Sunday under tightened security in the Brazilian capital following threats of violence by supporters of his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. The ceremony in Congress begins at 3 p.m. (1800GMT),…