Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make his first official trip to Argentina at the end of January, before visiting the United States, Portugal and China, an official said Tuesday. Mr. Lula, as the 77-year-old leader is commonly known, will participate … Read more
Brazil’s newly elected President, Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will re-establish the country’s Ministry of Culture after it was disbanded by his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, in 2019. In a series of widescale pledges published on his first day in office, Lula said his government will reopen the ministry “with the ambition … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Economy PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Bansari Mayur Kamdar Published Jan 02, 2023 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Article content The Brazilian real fell in the new year’s first trading session after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was Financial Post Top Stories Sign up to receive the … Read more
Brazil’s newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has moved to sweep away the legacy of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro by tightening gun controls and curbing gold mining in the Amazon rainforest. In the wake of his inauguration on Sunday, the leftwing president revoked a decree that made it easier to buy guns and … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content BRASILIA — Brazilian markets delivered a negative initial verdict on leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first full day in office on Monday, after he pledged to prioritize social issues, while also ordering a budget-busting extension to a fuel tax exemption. The real currency lost 1.5% in … Read more
January 01, 2023 10:50 pm | Updated January 02, 2023 12:31 am IST – BRASILIA, Brazil Brazil’s new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech after being sworn in at the National Congress in Brasilia on January 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office on January 1 … Read more
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Brazil on Sunday to celebrate the inauguration of leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose return to the nation’s highest office also marked the exit of far-right Jair Bolsonaro who left his country and arrived in the U.S. state of Florida ahead of the weekend’s transfer … Read more
CNN — Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president for the third time on Sunday, as threats of violence loomed from supporters of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. “I promise to maintain, defend and fulfill the constitution, observe the laws, promote the general good of the Brazilian people, support the unity, integrity … Read more
The party of Brazil’s outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the outcome of the runoff election he narrowly lost last month, calling for the cancellation of ballots from electronic voting machines with alleged malfunctions. The far-right populist was defeated on October 31 by his leftist rival and former national leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, … Read more
Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday told cheering crowds at the U.N. climate conference that he would crack down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon, reinitiate relationships with countries that finance forest protection efforts and push to host an upcoming world climate summit in the rainforest. In … Read more