Lula

Brazil’s Lula lands in Argentina for first official trip abroad

The President aims to strengthen relations with Argentina and attend a Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit.

Brazil arrests Bolsonaro ally over Brasilia rampage

Authorities arrest ex- justice minister Anderson Torres after returning to Brazil from Florida — the same US state his ex-boss Jair Bolsonaro had travelled to after losing last year's election.

Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for Brasilia rampage

Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro is accused of encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in Brasilia on January 8.

$21,000 restaurant bill: Bolsonaro's credit card expenses raise eyebrows

More than $5 million at today's exchange rate was charged to the former Brazilian president's card during his four-year term.

Brazil swears in Sonia Guajajara as Indigenous Peoples Minister

Guajajara, an influential native rights activist, makes history by becoming the South American country's first ever minister of Indigenous peoples.

Brazil braces for possible repeat of capital rampage

Brazil's 11-day-old government prepares for more protests by far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters, whose Sunday rampage through public buildings marked worst attack on the country's institutions in decades.

Brazil frees nearly 600 after capital riots

Police had arrested more than 1,500 people after supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seats of power in Brasilia.

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's seat of power, Lula condemns attack

Backers of the ex-president Jair Bolsonaro occupy parts of the parliament building in the capital, Brasilia, and also entered the Planalto presidential palace and Brazil's Supreme Court.

Lula sworn in as Brazil's president amid tight security

The swearing-in capped a remarkable political comeback for 77-year-old Lula, who returns to the presidential palace less than five years after being jailed on controversial, since-quashed corruption charges.

Saving the Amazon rainforest: What new Brazil President Lula needs to do

Undoing the controversial policies of Bolsonaro will pose the biggest challenge to the new government, warn experts.

Peru shamans see Russia-Ukraine fight ending in 2023, peace pact by August

Shamans and healers, donning traditional Andean attire in capital Lima, welcome coming year in a purification ceremony incorporating flowers, incense, a snake, and photos of Ukrainian and Russian presidents.

Brazil's Bolsonaro challenges election that Lula won

Outgoing President Bolsonaro's right-wing coalition files complaint with electoral authorities, alleging it found "signs of irreparable ... malfunction" in some electronic voting machines.