Brazil authorities probe Amazon ties to capital attacks
February 1, 2023 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — On the edge of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, the Rovaris family is a symbol of a pioneering success story.
The family arrived in the state of Mato Grosso in the 1970s as part of a wave of agricultural expansion promoted by the country’s then-military dictatorship.
Brazil’s Lula to visit Biden on Feb. 10
January 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for meetings on Feb. 10, the White House announced, a month after the storming of government buildings in the Brazilian capital by far-right protesters.
Brazil’s army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising
January 22, 2023 GMTBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil’s army chief Saturday just days after the leftist leader openly said that some military members allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.
Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people
January 21, 2023 GMTBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Brazil's northern state of Roraima on Saturday after the government declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon, who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria as a consequence of illegal mining.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to receive pension as ex-lawmaker
December 2, 2022 GMTBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was beaten by leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October's presidential election, is receiving a pension for the years he spent as a lawmaker on top of the pension he receives as a former army captain.
Brazil’s Petrobras CEO resigns amid pressure over gas prices
June 20, 2022 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — The chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras resigned on Monday amid political pressure from top lawmakers and President Jair Bolsonaro. José Mauro Coelho held the job for less than two months.
Brazil ex-president, out of jail, vows to make ‘lives hell’
November 23, 2019 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — A fired-up former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, freshly out of jail, vowed to fight Brazil’s far-right government and the forces he says unjustly incarcerated him, saying he would make “their lives hell...
A rise from marginal lawmaker to presidential front-runner
October 27, 2018 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As recently as two months ago, few people in Brazil other than Jair Bolsonaro's most ardent supporters believed the far-right congressman had more than an outside shot of winning the race to lead Latin America's largest nation...
Da Silva’s candidate vows to be his own man in Brazil
September 13, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — In his first full day as the presidential candidate for Brazil's Workers' Party, Fernando Haddad pledged Wednesday to be his own man if elected and not bow to financial markets or the interests of other countries, including the United States...
Journalists debunk rumors on WhatsApp ahead of Brazil vote
August 31, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — A damning image was whipping around WhatsApp in Brazil: A photo of a black luxury jet labeled "the plane of Lula's son" — seeming proof of high living by the family of jailed former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading polls ahead of October's presidential elections.
Brazil’s jailed ex-leader appears in 1st campaign ad
August 22, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is in jail, but he features in his party's first ad ahead of October's presidential election and a new poll released Wednesday indicates he's still leading the race — even if electoral courts are likely to bar him from running within weeks...
Brazil’s Haddad promises media ownership reform if elected
August 7, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — The likely presidential candidate of Brazil's Workers' Party in October's elections pledged on Tuesday to reform the country's media ownership rules as part of efforts to "radicalize Brazil's democracy." He also said the country needs more banks.
Brazil party names jailed leader as presidential nominee
August 5, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — The Workers' Party in Brazil named jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday as its nominee for the country's top job in October's election.
Delegates of the left-leaning party confirmed da Silva, who served two terms as Brazil's president between 2003 and 2010, with enthusiastic approval at a convention in Sao Paulo.
With Brazil’s da Silva in jail, his region’s vote in doubt
May 29, 2018 GMTGARANHUNS, Brazil (AP) — To many in his hometown, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a hero who pulled millions from poverty and who deserves to be elected to lead Brazil once again this year.
Still popular, Brazil’s Lula starts serving jail sentence
April 8, 2018 GMTCURITIBA, Brazil (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva woke up in jail Sunday as the first current or former president in Brazil's modern history to be incarcerated, adding a measure of unpredictability to the country's upcoming presidential elections...
After tense showdown, Brazil’s da Silva in police custody
April 8, 2018 GMTSAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was taken into police custody Saturday after a tense showdown with his own supporters, capping an intense three days that underscored raw emotions over the incarceration of a once wildly popular leader who has been engulfed by corruption allegations...
AP Explains: Brazil elections if ex-Prez da Silva is jailed
April 6, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — A federal judge ordered the arrest of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, giving him until Friday afternoon to turn himself into authorities. Being forced to begin serving a corruption conviction while he appeals it increases the chances that da Silva, who leads presidential preference polls, will not be able to run in October's elections.
Arrest warrant issued for former Brazilian president ‘Lula’
April 6, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, dealing a major blow to the once wildly popular leader who was trying to mount a political comeback ahead of October's elections...
The Latest: Brazil court rejects Lula petition to avoid jail
April 5, 2018 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The latest on former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's effort to block his arrest (all times local):
12:35 a.m.
Justices on Brazil's top court have delivered a major blow to former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Undeterred by failed appeal, Brazil’s da Silva vows to run
January 26, 2018 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — A day after a corruption conviction cast serious doubts on his future, Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva insisted on Thursday that he'll be on October's presidential ballot, while also appearing to acknowledge that he could be sidelined...
Brazil freezes accounts of ex-President Silva in graft case
July 19, 2017 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's central bank has frozen four bank accounts belonging to ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva due to his recent conviction on corruption charges, the federal judge overseeing the case said Wednesday...
A look at the life of convicted ex-Brazilian president Silva
July 13, 2017 GMTNAME: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
BIRTHDAY: Birth certificate issued years later says Oct. 6, 1945, but Silva says his birthday is really Oct...
Brazil’s once-adored ex-president convicted of corruption
July 12, 2017 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering Wednesday and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison, the highest-profile conviction yet in the sprawling graft investigation that has jailed dozens of Brazil's elite...
Hundreds demonstrate to support Brazil corruption probe
March 26, 2017 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hundreds of people are demonstrating on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to support a sprawling corruption probe that has ensnared Brazil's top politicians and even threatens to bring down President Michel Temer...
Brazil’s Silva accused of corruption in Petrobras probe
December 15, 2016 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian prosecutors have charged former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and eight other people with corruption and money laundering in a case regarding the leader's relationship with mega-construction company Odebrecht...
Ex-Brazil finance chief held, freed for now in fraud probe
September 22, 2016 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The ex-finance minister under Brazilian presidents Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was arrested Thursday in the corruption scandal at state-run oil giant Petrobras, but a judge allowed him to be freed while his wife had cancer surgery...
Brazil’s ousted leader defends predecessor against charges
September 22, 2016 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday called the prosecution of her predecessor on corruption charges another attack on Brazil's democracy, speaking just weeks after the Senate removed her from office in an impeachment trial...
Brazil judge orders corruption trial for ex-President Silva
September 20, 2016 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must stand trial on charges of money laundering and corruption, a Brazilian judge ruled Tuesday...
Brazil’s Silva says prosecutors want to end his career
September 15, 2016 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday blasted prosecutors who have accused him of masterminding a mammoth kickback scheme, saying they are politically motivated and simply want to keep him from running for office in 2018...
Prosecutors: Brazil’s Silva ‘commander’ of graft scheme
September 14, 2016 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian investigators on Wednesday charged former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with money laundering and corruption, calling him the "maximum commander" of the mammoth graft scandal roiling Latin America's largest nation...