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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…

The climate implications of Sunday's Brazilian runoff election, which will return leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to office, defeating the hard right Jair Bolsonaro, are set to reverberate worldwide. Why it matters: Bolsonaro has presided over the highest Amazon deforestation rates in 15 years, while Lula had…

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who campaigned to protect the rainforest, narrowly beat Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian presidential election Society 31 October 2022 By Luke Taylor Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrate as results are announced in Rio de Janeiro PILAR OLIVARES/Reuters Defenders of the Amazon rainforest…

In the end, former President Lula only gained a slim majority over incumbent Bolsonaro. The Brazilian real has stood up surprisingly well compared with other Emerging Market currencies this year but economists at Commerzbank believe that BRL has only limited appreciation potential for the time being. The real is likely…