Tag: lula

Brazil’s New Corruption Scandal Further Hurts Former President Lula’s Reputation

Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, moved quickly and without considering political allies ordered ...

José Dirceu, Lula’s Chief of Staff, Was Mensalão’s Mastermind, Says Brazil Supreme

Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s chief of staff masterminded a vote-buying scheme ...

Brazil’s Trial of the Century Might Prevent Lula from Running for Prez a Third Time

Seven years after a corruption scandal rattled the government of former Brazilian president Luiz ...

Twenty-five Years of Presidential Leadership in Brazil

How much credit should Brazil’s presidents get for its remarkable progress since the return ...

US’s New Policy to Drive Brazil Away from Iran Is Powered by Alcohol

President Obama’s authorization of the expulsion of the Venezuelan consul general from that country’s ...

Anticipating Chemotherapy Effects Lula Goes Bald and Beardless

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former president of Brazil, famous for his beard ...

At France’s G20 Brazil Demands a Greater Role for Emerging Countries

Led by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, the Latin American block arrived at the G20 ...

Lula and Brother, Two Paths in Brazilian Politics

Two brothers were close companions throughout their lives. Only a few years apart in ...

Brazilian Ruling Party, the PT, Wants to Control the Press and “Democratize Media”

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former president of Brazil and the undisputed leader ...

Lula Calls Nonsense Christ’s Saying that Poor Need Wait for Heaven After Death

Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called  ‘nonsense’ the biblical statement that the ...