Tag: Supreme Court

Uncontacted Indigenous community in the Brazilian state of Acre. Image by Gleilson Miranda / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Missionaries Barred from Contacting Brazil’s Isolated Indians

Brazil’s highest court has upheld a ban on missionary activity inside reserves that are ...

Bolsonaro in the presidential Rolls Royce with children, during the Independence Day celebrations - Marcelo Camargo / ABr

For Threatening a Military Coup, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Should Be Impeached

Jair Bolsonaro stopped governing a while back. In three years, his government has inaugurated ...

Armed police raid a slum in Rio de Janeiro

In Shock, World Asks for Probe Over Police Massacre in Rio’s Favela

The United Nations said it was “deeply disturbed” by the killings of 28 people ...

Lula is eligible to run for president again in 2022

Cleared by Justice, Lula Seems Ready for a Third Presidential Run

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva showed that his political career is ...

Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Lula’s Innocence Declared in Court Opens Door for Next Year’s Run for Presidency

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday annulled the criminal convictions against former leftist ...

Lula face to face with a fan

Lula Livre: Brazil’s Supreme Court Decision That Freed Lula Was a Mistake

Lula is free. On Friday, November 8, former President Lula walked out of prison ...

Lula being carried by his fans after leaving prison

Brazil’s Supreme Court Decision Frees Lula and Thousands Others from Jail

Brazil’s former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked free from jail on Friday ...

Lula talks to crowd as presidential candidate during rally

Now What, Brazil? Your Most Popular Presidential Candidate Is Going to Jail

Brazil is divided and the chasm between Lula supporters and opponents is deep. The ...