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In China, Lula seeks help to build back Brazilian industry
Read full article: In China, Lula seeks help to build back Brazilian industryThe trip by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Beijing has made clear he is counting on China to help reinvigorate the South American nation’s ailing industrial sector.
Brazil’s da Silva forms mixed economics team for transition
Read full article: Brazil’s da Silva forms mixed economics team for transitionPresident-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s transition has added a team of economists that includes at least two members likely to allay market worries about potential business and financial policies the incoming leftist leader might be considering.
Former Latin American leaders urge U.S. change on Cuba
Read full article: Former Latin American leaders urge U.S. change on CubaEighteen former Latin American and Caribbean leaders have signed a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden asking the United States to remove its six-decade embargo on Cuba in the wake of devastation inflicted on the island by Hurricane Ian.
Thousands in Brazil protest Bolsonaro, seek his impeachment
Read full article: Thousands in Brazil protest Bolsonaro, seek his impeachmentWith Brazil’s presidential election one year away, tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities around the country to protest President Jair Bolsonaro and call for his impeachment over his government’s handling of the pandemic.
At Brazil rallies, Bolsonaro deepens rift with Supreme Court
Read full article: At Brazil rallies, Bolsonaro deepens rift with Supreme CourtTens of thousands of supporters of Brazil's embattled right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro heeded his call and turned out at Independence Day rallies as he stepped up his attacks on the Supreme Court and threatened to plunge the country into a constitutional crisis.
Brazil's government celebrates military coup anniversary
Read full article: Brazil's government celebrates military coup anniversary(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)SAO PAULO – Key members of Brazil's government on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the country's 1964 military coup, which launched a 21-year dictatorship that saw hundreds of people killed and thousands tortured. AdA crowd of about 200 people nostalgic for the dictatorship, some wearing military attire, gathered in Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana neighborhood to celebrate the coup. “Some people talk about military dictatorship, but we don’t see it that way. His decision to commemorate the coup had put an end to a 2011 request by then-President Dilma Rousseff that the armed forces suspend such events. Bolsonaro did not speak publicly Wednesday about the coup anniversary or military shake-up.
'Lula' convictions dismissed; could run again in Brazil
Read full article: 'Lula' convictions dismissed; could run again in BrazilFILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020 file photo, Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives for a meeting with the Italian Cgil union, in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)SAO PAULO – A top judge has thrown out both corruption convictions of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, opening the way for a possible battle against conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in next year’s elections. Bolsonaro quickly responded to the court ruling, calling the administration of da Silva's Workers' Party “catastrophic. AdAs news of the ruling broke, chants of “Lula livre!” — “Lula free!” — and recordings of jingles from his presidential campaigns echoed from windows in some cities. “Fachin knows that his decision basically means Lula will not be punished, but he wants to save whatever is left of Car Wash,” Badaró said.