Brazil and Argentina to discuss common currency

This handout picture released by the Argentinian Foreign Ministry shows Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center), accompanied by his wife Rosangela "Janja" da Silva (left) and Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero (right), during his arrival to the Jorge Newbery Aeroparque Military Air Station in Buenos Aires, on Jan 22, 2023. (IRINA DAMBRAUSKAS / […]

Lula says intelligence services ‘failed’ ahead of Brasilia riots

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a meeting with trade union representatives at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan 18, 2023. (ADRIANO MACHADO / REUTERS) BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services had failed on Jan 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro silent on Lula victory, transition talks begin

Brazilian President and re-election candidate Jair Bolsonaro arrives to vote at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct 30, 2022, during the presidential run-off election. (MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) BRASILIA/SAO PAULO – President Jair Bolsonaro will not publicly address his defeat in Brazil's presidential election until Tuesday, a minister said, amid doubts […]

Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro trade graft accusations in final debate

(From left to right) Brazilian presidential candidates Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Padre Kelmon (PTB), Luiz Felipe D'Avila (Novo), Soraya Thronike (Uniao), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), Simone Tebet (MDB) and Ciro Gomes (PDT) pose before a presidential debate ahead of the October 2 general election, at the Globo television network in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, […]

Lula, Bolsonaro enter campaign season as they court voters

This combination of pictures created on August 16, 2022 shows Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro (left) speaking during the launching of his re-election campaign on August 16, 2022 and Brazilian presidential candidate for the leftist Workers Party and former President (2003-2010), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, delivering a speech during the launching of his campaign for […]