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Brazil's leftist icon Lula walks free from jail
The former president vows to keep fighting for poor people and denounces the economic policies of President Jair Bolsonaro
Former Brazilian leaders Rousseff, Lula accused in fresh graft case
The two former presidents are accused of receiving bribes through the state-owned oil company Petrobas
Far-right candidate leads as Brazil heads to polls
Facing far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is leftist candidate Fernando Haddad, a former Sao Paulo mayor who is standing in for jailed ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Brazil's Lula quits presidential race, Haddad to run instead
The decision comes less than two weeks after Brazil's Superior Electoral Tribunal ruled that the popular but polarizing former president cannot run while serving his 12-year prison sentence
Knife attack set to boost Bolsonaro's Brazil presidential bid
Right-wing Brazilian election front-runner Jair Bolsonaro leads the presidential race against jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after surviving a knife attack by an activist
Lula appeals to UN in desperate bid to gain access to election
The appeal will be accompanied by a request to suspend Friday's decision by the Superior Electoral Court to prevent Lula from running for a potential third term as president because he is serving a 12-year jail sentence for accepting a bribe
Brazil's top electoral court votes down Lula candidacy
(UPDATED) Majority of Brazil's top electoral court voted against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva presidential bid for a 3rd term
Imprisoned Lula registers Brazil presidential candidacy
'I registered my candidacy for the presidency of the republic...certain that I can do a lot to pull Brazil from one of its worst crises in history,' Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says in a letter
Presidential debate showcases divided Brazil
(UPDATED) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's enforced absence due to his corruption conviction casts a shadow, given his stunning lead in the polls
Brazil prosecutors probe judge who ordered release of Lula
Attorney General Raquel Dodge says there is evidence that when appeals judge Rogerio Favreto acted professionally, he did so 'motivated by personal feelings and interests'
Lula remains in jail as Brazil judge voids shock release order
Judge Pedro Gebran Neto overturns a shock order to free Lula, which dropped hours earlier from Judge Rogerio Favreto at an appeals court in the southern city of Porto Alegre
Brazil's top court cancels ruling on Lula release
The lower court that sentenced Lula argues that the Supreme Court should only handle cases related to possible constitutional violations, a standard which Lula's request did not meet
Lula says party free to find new candidate for Brazil vote
'I want you to feel totally free to take whatever decision you need because 2018 is an important year for the PT, for the left and for democracy,' writes Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a letter to the Workers' Party
Brazil's Lula spends first day in prison, hoping to get out
(3rd UPDATE) Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is behind bars for corruption
Brazil's Lula says innocent but ready to surrender
The ex-president accuses the judiciary and a media conglomerate of assisting a right-wing coup with the ultimate aim of preventing him from competing in October's presidential polls
Brazil's Lula given 24 hours to start prison sentence
Judge Sergio Moro says a special cell 'was prepared in advance... in which the ex-president will be separated from other prisoners, with no risk for his moral or physical integrity'
Brazil's Supreme Court rejects Lula's bid to avoid prison
The 6-5 ruling means that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be arrested within days
Lula risks jail in coming weeks after Brazil court ruling
The decision by the Superior Court of Justice adds a new layer of uncertainty to the campaign for Brazil's October presidential election, in which former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the current frontrunner
Brazil's Lula fails again in legal bid to avoid prison
Lula is making every effort to stave off any prison time while he angles to return as president in elections later this year
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Brazil's Lula loses appeal against corruption conviction
The court decision deals a body blow to his hopes of running for re-election this year
Scandal-plagued Lula heads Brazil election survey
Underlining the turmoil in Brazilian politics, the poll also confirmed plummeting support for the current center-right government, with 75.6% saying it is doing a bad job
Brazil's Lula launches unlikely bid to retake presidency
The presidential election won t take place until October 2018 and the many potential candidates are still keeping below the radar Campaigning is not even officially allowed
Brazil's defiant Lula says people will decide his fate
It was Lula s second public speech after an anti corruption judge handed him a nine and a half year sentence finding the icon of Latin America s left guilty of taking bribes and money laundering
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Former Brazil leader Lula gets nearly 10 years in jail for graft
UPDATED Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who ruled Brazil from 2003 2010 is convicted and handed a 9 5 year prison term for accepting a bribe of a luxury seaside apartment and 1 1 million
Brazil's Lula defiant after corruption trial
Brazil s media talked up the court session as a showdown between two of the most powerful men in Brazil
Brazil's ex-president Lula faces corruption court
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 71 is accused of receiving a seaside apartment as a bribe in a much wider corruption scheme investigated by the so called Car Wash probe upending Brazilian politics
Wife of Brazil's Lula is brain dead – hospital
The family of Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva 66 authorizes the donation of her organs and procedures were begun for the donation the hospital says in a statement
Brazil's Lula faces new corruption charges
Brazil s ex president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces new corruption charges connected to a construction project involving his nephew in Angola in the latest threat to his comeback hopes
Brazil's Lula to stand trial for corruption
Prosecutors have accused the popular leftist of masterminding the large scale plundering of state oil company Petrobras
Brazil prosecutors file corruption charges against Lula
The charges allege that Lula received the equivalent of 3 7 million reais 1 1 million in bribes
Brazil's Rousseff urges vote against 'coup' in Senate trial
Rousseff to senators: I ve come to look your excellencies in the eye to say that I did not commit a crime
Brazil police urge graft charges against ex-leader Lula
Lula s lawyer brands it a politically motivated move
What went wrong in Brazil?
Brazil was an emerging global superstar Then it all came crashing down
Brazil's Rousseff doomed to impeachment – analysts
An analyst says the bigger surprise would be if she managed to turn the process around
Brazil Senate debates impeachment end game
UPDATED Suspended President Rousseff s opponents only need a simple majority of the 81 senators votes to open an impeachment trial
Brazil interim leader says he's ready to be booed at Olympics
Michel Temer: I have to fulfil my institutional responsibilities And I also understand the ex presidents are not going to be in attendance So the fun part is they can save all the boos just for the president
Brazil's Rousseff, Lula to boycott Olympic opening ceremony
Their absence at the August 5 ceremony highlights the political crisis in Brazil
Brazil's Lula says Rousseff can escape impeachment
Lula says Rousseff needs to secure support from a handful of extra senators to swing the vote
New era for Brazil as Rousseff cedes power to Temer
It is urgent to restore peace and unite Brazil says interim president Michel Temer
Brazil Senate forms impeachment committee
The Senate committee – comprising 21 of the 81 senators – is to debate Rousseff s fate for up to 10 working days before making a recommendation to the full upper house
Brazil's Rousseff vows long battle against impeachment
Rousseff: I have strength spirit and courage I will not be beaten I will not be paralyzed I will continue to fight and I will fight as I did all my life
Brazil lower house votes to impeach Rousseff
UPDATED Brazil s lower house votes in favor of authorizing the Senate to start an impeachment trial for President Dilma Rousseff plunging the deeply divided country into crisis
Brazil Congress votes on Rousseff impeachment
UPDATED President Dilma Rousseff accuses her vice president Michel Temer and House Speaker Eduardo Cunha of leading a conspiracy against her
Brazil Supreme Court majority rejects move to stop impeachment
UPDATED Justices refuse a request for an injunction against the impeachment proceedings
Brazil's Rousseff brands VP a traitor, denounces 'coup'
If there were any doubts about my reporting that a coup is under way there can t be now
Brazil impeachment committee backs ousting Rousseff
UPDATED The decision sets the stage for a crucial vote in the lower house to decide whether she should face trial
Brazil president's fate on knife edge in impeachment vote
A tense divided Brazil holds its breath and braces for disturbances on the streets
Brazil prosecutor opposes Lula cabinet appointment
UPDATED Prosecutor General Rodrigo Janot says the nomination of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was aimed at disrupting the progress of the criminal investigations in the Car Wash case
