Bolsonaro

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),…

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro will not publicly address his defeat in Brazil's presidential election until Tuesday, a minister said, amid doubts over whether the far-right nationalist will accept the victory of his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro was holding off on making…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil and its president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the winner of Sunday’s election, woke up Monday to a question familiar to Americans: Will the loser concede? In the tightest presidential election in Brazilian history, following a bitterly fought campaign that deepened divisions in Latin America’s…

Four years ago, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s reputation and political future were in tatters. After an unlikely rise from poverty to union leader to Brazil’s presidency, the man universally known as Lula had landed in prison. On Sunday – in yet another twist – Brazil’s voters chose him by…