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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Is the New President of Brazil — Here’s Why That Matters

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:34:06 +0000

Brazil officially has a new President. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, has won the second round over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and will take over Brazil’s Presidency for his third term in 2023 – with the win celebrated by many inside and outside Brazil as a win for democracy. The Brazil he’ll

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What You Should Know Before One of Brazil’s Most Important & Polarizing Presidential Elections

Juan José Relmucao — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:41:49 +0000

On October 28, Brazilians will go out and vote in one of the country’s most important presidential elections. The results will likely have long-lasting effects in Brazil, which will reverberate across South America and the world. Brazil is, after all, one of the biggest and most powerful countries in Latin America. The elections take place

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Noam Chomsky on Lula: He Is “Kept in Isolation So That the ‘Soft Coup’ in Brazil Can Proceed”

Remezcla Estaff — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:58:40 +0000

This year’s presidential election is one of Brazil’s most important and most uncertain. Up until a court banned Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – currently serving a 12-year sentence for corruption – from running for a third term, he led the polls. But as an important fight for Brazil’s future unfolds, right-winger Jair Bolsonaro leads

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