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Bolsonaro leaves Brazil with two days left on his mandate BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who has not acknowledged his electoral defeat, left the country Friday, two days before his successor’s inauguration and shortly after bidding his followers a tearful farewell. The controversial far-right leader left for…

By Marta Nogueira, Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Maria Carolina Marcello RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The nomination of a Brazilian senator and longtime energy consultant to lead Petrobras suggests President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants the state-run firm to pivot to more renewable energy projects. Since 2019, Petroleo Brasileiro…

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Police in Brazil's capital, Brasilia, said on Tuesday that a backpack found near where President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was staying that had prompted a bomb scare contained only personal belongings. News of the bomb squad being called into action just days before Lula takes office underscores…

 Anti-bomb Federal police work after what is believed to be an explosive artifact was found in Brasilia, Brazil, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado SAO PAULO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police bomb squad are carrying out an operation prompted by reports of a suspected explosive artifact found near the…

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By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election team sued President Jair Bolsonaro, his running mate and two of his sons for abuse of power and attacks on Brazil's voting system, both during the October election campaign. The two lawsuits, filed in the electoral court,…

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s Senate approved on Wednesday a constitutional amendment to increase the government spending cap, allowing the incoming administration of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to fund an extension of social welfare payments for poor families. The bill, which was passed with 64 votes for and 13 against…

BRASILIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday invited Brazil’s president-elect, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to visit the White House, which may happen after he takes office on Jan. 1. U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Lula in Brasilia for almost two hours and discussed strengthening democracy…

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Brian Ellsworth BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's incoming government is unlikely to provide military assistance to Haiti despite calls for an international force to confront gangs, two officials said, noting that a prior military intervention did not yield lasting improvements. The United Nations last month discussed sending…

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Leftist former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad is emerging as the front-runner to be Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s finance minister, three sources told Reuters, although they said no final decision has yet been made. Haddad, who was the Workers Party (PT) presidential…