Category: Brazil
December 15, 2010 > Nikolas Kozloff
Wikileaks Cables Portray A Different Side Of Brazil’s Lula da Silva
While many on the international left may extol the rise of Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and his Workers’ Party (PT, in Portuguese), which formed part of the so-called “Pink […] Read More >
November 1, 2010 > Staff
Dilma Rousseff Becomes Brazil’s First Woman President
Today in Latin America Top Story — Dilma Rousseff of the governing Workers Party was elected as Brazil’s first female president on Sunday, defeating opposition candidate José Serra in a […] Read More >
October 6, 2010 > Staff
Brazilian Clown Needs To Pass Literacy Test For Congress
Today in Latin America Top Story — A popular Brazilian clown who got more votes than any other candidate for the country’s congress might be barred from taking his post, […] Read More >
October 4, 2010 > Staff
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 >
October 1, 2010 > Staff
Brazil’s Lula Da Silva’s Campaigning Is Propelling Dilma Rousseff To Presidency
Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, Brazil’s overwhelmingly popular president, has presided over eight years of economic growth and poverty reduction. For months now, he’s been trying to bestow that popularity […] Read More >
September 27, 2010 > Hugo Passarello Luna
The Legacy of Brazil’s Lula da Silva; A News Analysis
BUENOS AIRES — He couldn’t do it in 1989, in 1994, or in 1998. But on Oct. 27, 2002, the man who everyone in Brazil knew by the nickname “Lula” […] Read More >
June 3, 2010 > Roque Planas
Araguaia Case May Challenge Brazilian Amnesty Law
RIO DE JANEIRO – When Brazil’s highest court upheld a controversial amnesty law preventing trial and punishment for political crimes committed during the military dictatorship in April, it appeared that […] Read More >
May 20, 2010 > Roque Planas
Drug Violence Drops In Rio de Janeiro As New Policing Techniques Introduced
RIO DE JANEIRO – Police are making strides toward controling Rio de Janeiro’s notorious drug violence, using new approaches that emphasize community policing, a panel of experts said Monday. The […] Read More >
May 19, 2010 > Staff
Brazil’s Lula da Silva Gains International Attention With Iranian Nuclear Swap Agreement
Today in Latin America Top Story — An agreement signed between Brazil, Turkey and Iran has cast an international spotlight on Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with several […] Read More >
May 17, 2010 > Staff
Brazil, Turkey and Iran May Have Reached Agreement on Nuclear Program
Today in Latin America Top Story — Turkish Minister of Foreign Relations Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that Turkey, Brazil and Iran had reached an agreement regarding a nuclear fuel […] Read More >