Tag: <span>Marina Silva</span>

Environment and Climate Change Minister Marina Silva and President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva smiling and embracing.

Lula looks to Marina Silva again to stanch forest loss

Since taking office on Jan. 1, left-leaning Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has moved quickly to reverse the environmental policies of his right-wing predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. Among his […] Read More >

Rousseff Will Face Neves, Not Silva in Brazil Runoff

Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will compete for her second term in a runoff after failing to win outright in the first round of voting, which also ended […] Read More >

Religion Increasingly Important as Brazilians Head to the Ballot Box

Top Story — In anticipation of Sunday’s presidential election in Brazil, heated campaigns are demonstrating the increasing political clout evangelical churches wield as religious demographics shift in the country. Just […] Read More >

Brazilian Presidential Candidates Are Now in a Dead Heat

Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is now in a statistical tie with presidential hopeful Marina Silva, according to a poll released Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics […] Read More >

Brazilian Presidential Election To Go To Runoff; Dilma Rousseff Fails To Break 50 Percent Threshold

Today in Latin America Top Story — With 96 percent of the votes counted as of Sunday night, no winner has been declared in the Brazilian presidential election, according to […] Read More >