Tag: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
More than $2 mn in weapons seized in deadly Rio anti-drug raid: govt
Authorities confiscated more than $2 million worth of weapons during a recent anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro,…
Mother claims son was decapitated during Rio raids that killed over 100
A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left…
Lula da Silva OKs law to harden fight against Brazil’s organized crime
Oct. 30 (UPI) -- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties…
How did a Brazil raid on a Rio favela turn so deadly?
A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132…
Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful narco gang
Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest…
Brazilian President Lula says Trump ‘guaranteed’ trade deal with U.S
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump…
Brazil on the cusp of US trade deal: Lula
A trade deal between Brazil and the United States could be sealed within days, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio…
‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in…
Who is setting fire to the Amazon?
"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.He helps clears pastures cheaply,…
Brazilian justice announces retirement from Supreme Court, opens path for another Lula nominee
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said he is retiring eight years before his mandatory…
Brazil not planning free public transport soon, presidential chief of staff says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's presidential chief of staff, Rui Costa, said on Wednesday the government has no plans to…
Brazil’s Finance Minister confirms studies on eliminating public transport fares
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad confirmed on Tuesday that the government is conducting studies, at…