Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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At last G20 is showing how to finance an assault on poverty | Larry Elliott
Brazilian president Lula’s proposals have the backing of the World Bank. Now we need action

Larry Elliott

14, Apr, 2024 @10:43 AM

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Lula is styling himself as the new leader of the global south – and shifting attention away from the west | Jordana Timerman
Through the G20, Brazil’s president is challenging the dominance of the richest countries, says Buenos Aires based journalist Jordana Timerman

Jordana Timerman

09, Apr, 2024 @9:00 AM

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Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary
Brazil’s president has nixed commemorations of the 1964 coup, possibly to avoid irking the military as senior officers facing jail for allegedly conspiring to stop Lula taking power after 2022 election

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

29, Mar, 2024 @10:30 AM

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Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit
Photos of French president’s three-day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries’ partnership delight internet observers

Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro

29, Mar, 2024 @5:54 AM

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Jair Bolsonaro surrenders passport in coup attempt investigation
Police seize passport as agents carry out 33 searches and four arrests across Brazil, targeting allies of far-right former president

Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro

08, Feb, 2024 @3:57 PM

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Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities
Brazil’s president inspired hope a year ago but approval of a new highway shows he remains a concrete-and-oil state builder

Jonathan Watts

25, Jan, 2024 @1:00 PM

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Lula hails ‘victory of democracy’ on anniversary of pro-Bolsonaro uprising
Brazilian leaders mark first anniversary of insurrection in Brasília that saw Bolsonaristas attempt to topple new government

Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro

08, Jan, 2024 @9:47 PM

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Guyana, Venezuela, 11bn barrels of oil – and six centuries of colonial conflict | Kenneth Mohammed
Maduro’s annexation threat is only the latest move on a chessboard stretching back to the 15th century. The outcome could reverberate throughout Latin America and the Caribbean

Kenneth Mohammed

14, Dec, 2023 @4:00 PM

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Lula’s bid to style himself climate leader at Cop28 undermined by Opec move
Brazilian president’s plans to approve new fossil fuel projects sit awkwardly with pledge to meet 1.5C target

Jonathan Watts

02, Dec, 2023 @12:00 PM

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‘It is all about listening and sharing’: Indigenous solutions to the carbon divide
Deforestation rates are much lower on Indigenous land – and there is growing recognition that first peoples have vital role to play

Jonathan Watts Global environment editor

22, Nov, 2023 @4:00 PM

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Argentina: leftists celebrate after far-right Milei fails to win election victory
Lula and other Latin American leftwingers hail Sergio Massa’s first-placed finish, with election now headed to November runoff

Tom Phillips and Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires

23, Oct, 2023 @4:34 PM

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Bolsonaro was engineer of ‘wilful coup attempt’, Brazil congress inquiry alleges
Congressional investigation into failed rightwing insurrection on 8 January calls for former president to be charged with four crimes

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

17, Oct, 2023 @4:52 PM

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