Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazil Corruption Scandal: Former President Lula da Silva Sentenced to Nine and A Half Years in Jail

Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and a half…

7 years ago

Former Brazil First Lady Marisa Leticia da Silva Dies Aged 66

Former Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has confirmed former first lady Marisa Leticia da Silva, who had been…

8 years ago

Brazil: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to Stand Trial on Corruption and Money Laundering Charges

Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be tried for corruption and money laundering over an alleged scheme at…

8 years ago

Petrobras Scandal: Brazil’s Ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to Go on Trial

Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to go on trial for obstruction of justice in a case related…

8 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: PMDB Quits Governing Coalition

Brazil’s largest party, the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), has voted to pull out from the governing coalition. The centrist…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Brazil’s Tourism Minister Resigns

Brazil's tourism minister Henrique Eduardo Alves has stepped down before vote on President Dilma Rousseff’s coalition. Opposition lawmakers want to…

9 years ago

Brazil: Dilma Rousseff Sues Senator Delcidio Amaral over Corruption Claims

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said she will take legal action against Senator Delcidio Amaral who has accused her of…

9 years ago

Brazil Protests: Tens of Thousands of Dilma Rousseff’s Supporters Rally in Brasilia

Tens of thousands of people have joined pro-Dilma Rousseff rallies in Brazil to show support for the president who is…

9 years ago

Brazil: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s Appointment Blocked by Federal Judge

The appointment of Brazil’s ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to President Dilma Rousseff, has been…

9 years ago

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Appointed as Dilma Rousseff’s New Chief of Staff

Brazil’s ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been appointed as President Dilma Rousseff’s new chief of staff. The move…

9 years ago

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Accepts Ministerial Role in Dilma Rousseff’s Government

Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accepted a key ministerial role in President Dilma Rousseff's government, media reports…

9 years ago

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff Refuses to Resign

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has refused to resign over her alleged mishandling of the economy after moves to impeach her.…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Visits Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after Questioning

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has visited ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a day after he was questioned over corruption…

9 years ago

Brazil’s Ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Arrested in Petrobras Case

Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been arrested as part of a huge fraud inquiry into the state…

9 years ago

Mensalao scandal: Brazil starts jailing senior figures in country’s biggest corruption trial

Brazil has started to jail senior figures convicted in the “Mensalao” (big monthly allowance), the country's biggest corruption trial. The…

11 years ago