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Fernández, CFK join petition from Argentine leaders for Lula's release

21-08-2019 08:35 Presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernández and running-mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner led calls by dozens of personalities Tuesday to free Brazil's jailed leftist icon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

PASO

Lula, Bolsonaro react to PASO vote

12-08-2019 13:35 The jailed former Brazilian president tweeted: "It's necessary to give hope to the people, to bring better days and tend to those who need it most."

BILATERAL TIES

Brazil’s Bolsonaro reaffirms his support for Macri's re-election

15-07-2019 08:52 “If people related to Cristina Kirchner, that are close to Lula, Dilma, etc., return to power, then I think Argentina will have serious problems,” Brazilian leader tells Clarín.

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL

Fernández calls Lula's arrest 'stain on Brazil' as he visits leader in jail

05-07-2019 10:15 Presidential hopeful says he sees events in Brazil "with concern" and argues Lula's conviction is not on steady ground, as he casts shadow over future of EU-Mercosur deal.

Photo op

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

03-07-2019 15:47 Alberto Fernández will visit Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva in Curitiba as pressure mounts against the imprisonment of the former Brazilian president for corruption.

Lava Jato

Brazil Supreme Court rejects request to free former president Lula

26-06-2019 15:32 The court voted to postpone deciding on whether then-judge and current Brazilian Minister of Justice Sergio Moro was impartial when handling da Silva’s first conviction in 2017.

Lava Jato

Moro says 'nothing to hide' about leaked messages

21-06-2019 19:27 The Brazilian Justice Minister and former judge claimed there was nothing improper about alleged conversations he had with prosecutors and dismissed the "sensationalism" created by the Intercept report.

INSTITUTIONAL CRISIS

Brazil in shock as Minister Moro’s imprisonment of Lula questioned

15-06-2019 09:43 Justice Minister Sergio Moro sent ex-president Lula to prison on corruption charges as he led the polls for the presidency, paving the way for Jair Bolsonaro’s victory.

CORRUPTION

Moro and the moral dilemma

15-06-2019 08:31 Argentina and Brazil’s historical processes are intertwined, and in comparing both it is possible to come to a macro-historical understanding that helps put in context what is going on beneath the surface.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Lava Jato

Brazil court dodges debate on Lula's release

12-06-2019 01:52 Debate flares up in neighbouring country over leaked documents indicating Justice Minister Sergio Moro improperly collaborated with prosecutors when serving as a federal judge, casting shadow over 'Lava Jato' probe.

Lava Jato

Brazil's Moro under fire after leaked messages hint at anti-Lula conspiracy

10-06-2019 10:10 The Intercept alleges then-federal judge Sergio Moro and prosecutors involved in an investigation against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva worked together to jail former president.

BRAZIL

Lula names his replacement as Bolsonaro returns to surgery

15-09-2018 09:41 “I want everyone who would vote for me to vote for Fernando Haddad for president of Brazil,” Lula said.

BRAZILIAN ELECTION

Stabbing of Bolsonaro set to reshape Brazil’s presidential campaign

08-09-2018 09:31 Far-right candidate, whose heated rhetoric has electrified some and angered many others, survives knife attack – an indication of just how much anger is evident in Brazil’s polarised electorate.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: A whole lot of voting going on

19-05-2018 09:05 there is a widespread feeling that while the citizen votes every four years, the markets vote evey day. Argentina’s recent experience would be a good example.

FORMER BRAZIL LEADER

Dilma in BA: Ex-president rallies against Lula imprisonment

01-05-2018 17:01 The former Brazilian president is heading abroad to make her case to global audiences that her party's troubles are signs that authoritarian forces are gaining a dangerous hold on Latin America's largest nation.

LULA DA SILVA IMPRISONED

PT lawmakers in Brazil rename themselves ‘Lula’ in show of support for jailed leader

14-04-2018 09:41 The tribute to the former president was led by the PT head, Senator Gleisi Hoffmann.

CORRUPTION AND POLITICS

With Lula behind bars, what's next for Brazil?

09-04-2018 22:51 With a presidential election just six months away, Latin America's biggest economy is entering a new stage of uncertainty.

FORMER PRESIDENT FACES JAIL

From shoeshine boy to president of a nation

07-04-2018 09:59 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s lifestory once read like a fairytale. He overcame poverty to lead his country, leaving office with the highest popularity rating in Brazilian history. But his downfall has been just as dramatic as his rise to power.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

April 2nd-8th: What we learned this week

07-04-2018 09:14 From Caputo's controversial message, to teachers strike and the russians leaving the submarine's search.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: Corruption and a considerable vacuum

07-04-2018 08:46 Lula and Sergio Moro are the the two most popular figures in Brazil today. What does this paradox say about public opinion?

FORMER PRESIDENT FACES JAIL

Lula defies the courts – for now

07-04-2018 08:36 Former Brazil president ignores Judge Sergio Moro’s 5pm deadline to surrender in Curitiba and start a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. But the PT leader’s lawyer says he won’t resist arrest and reports suggest he will turn himself in today.

following 11-hour debate

Brazil's top court rules Lula can be jailed for upheld conviction

05-04-2018 02:29 Chief Justice Carmen Lucia, who was sharply criticised during the session by various colleagues, cast the deciding vote after the court was tied at 5 to 5.

D-day for former president

Brazil's top court set to decide fate of ex-president Lula

04-04-2018 13:02 Brazil's top court is set to rule on whether former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should start a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, potentially upending this year's presidential election.

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

Brazil court rejects Lula's latest appeal, inching him closer to jail

27-03-2018 15:33 On Monday, appeals court judges unanimously upheld their decision to reject Lula's appeal of his conviction on corruption charges — a move that takes him one step closer to being barred from the presidential ballot and put behind bars.

TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FOR EX-PRESIDENT

Brazil Supreme Court delays crucial decision on Lula imprisonment

23-03-2018 10:27 Top court decides narrowly to give former president temporary relief from prison on a corruption conviction until the justices meet again in April to decide the future of the left-leaning leader. By a 6-5 vote, the court granted da Silva a safe-conduct that lasts until the end of the trial hearing his petition for habeas corpus.

INTERVIEW WITH FORMER BRAZIL PRESIDENT

Lula: “I will win in the courts and prove my innocence.”

03-03-2018 10:48 Brazil’s ex-leader declares that he is not afraid of a potential 12-year prison sentence for corruption and reiterates presidential hopes.

Brazil’s corruption crisis

Lula faces new grilling by anti-corruption judge

13-09-2017 14:38 Sergio Moro to host former Brazilian president for questioning as Temer claims he faces ‘persecution’

LATAM WATCH

Temerarious Temer ducks impeachment again

09-09-2017 14:42 Temer is a trained contortionist in the Brazilian political circus.

by Carolina Barros