Brazil-Israel row escalates as Lula declared 'persona non grata'Brazilian President Lula's comparison of Israel's Gaza campaign to the Holocaust sparks a diplomatic dispute. Brazil recalls its ambassador...
20 Feb, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
EC asks parties not to use derogatory words for persons with disabilities in political discourseThe Election Commission (EC) has called on political parties to avoid using derogatory language for persons with disabilities in public dis...
21 Dec, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
COP28: Israeli and Palestinian prez to address meet in DubaiMore than 140 heads of state and government are due to address COP28 on Thursday and Friday, the start of nearly two weeks of talks to addr...
28 Nov, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
Brazil's Amazon megaprojects threaten Lula's green ambitionsThe BR-319 highway connects Porto Velho to Manaus. It was abandoned in the 1980s after falling into disuse, but the government has shown si...
07 May, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sworn in, vows accountability and rebuildingLula will have to navigate more challenging economic conditions than he enjoyed in his first two terms, when the global commodities boom pr...
02 Jan, 2023, 01.06 PM IST
Lula wins Brazil election in political resurrection for leftistTens of thousands of jubilant supporters took to the streets of Sao Paulo to celebrate a stunning comeback for the 77-year-old former metal...
01 Nov, 2022, 12.11 AM IST
Brazil Elections 2022: In a stunning comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beats Jair BolsonaroLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva makes history in 2022 Brazil elections. He will return to Brasilía’s Planalto Palace in January. Lula took 50.9% ...
31 Oct, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
Lula da Silva defeats Jair Bolsonaro to again become Brazil's presidentWith more than 99 per cent of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.9 per cent and Bolsonaro 49.1 per cent, and the electio...
31 Oct, 2022, 06.17 AM IST
Bolsonaro, Lula trade blows in bruising final Brazil election debateBrazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist election rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded barbs late on Friday in thei...
29 Oct, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
Brazil election 2022: It's Jair Bolsonaro vs Lula. Check date, key issuesThe world's fourth-largest democracy is being tested in Sunday's critical presidential election in Brazil, which could substantially impact...
29 Oct, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spar in first debate of runoff campaignBolsonaro later took the offensive and blasted Lula for corruption scandals during the 14 years that his Workers Party governed Brazil. A h...
17 Oct, 2022, 07.47 AM IST
Bolsonaro, Lula headed to runoff after tight Brazil electionWith 99.9% of he votes tallied, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 48.4% support and President Jair Bolsonaro had 43.2%. Nine o...
03 Oct, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
Brazil votes in contentious Presidential election, Lula leads over Jair BolsonaroViolence has occasionally plagued the campaign for Presidential election in Brazil, including killing three Workers' Party members and one ...
02 Oct, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
Brazilian election: It's Marina Silva versus Dilma Rousseff as Brazil votes for new presidentIt seems the election may go into the second round, where Rousseff and Silva will fight it out for 20 more days before the final vote takes...
05 Oct, 2014, 05.57 AM IST
Dreams on hold, Brazil's 'new middle class' turns on President Dilma Rousseff13 of 14 people interviewed in Jardim São Luis said they were sure they would not vote for Rousseff, but could not point to a clear alterna...
09 Sep, 2014, 11.27 AM IST
FIFA World Cup 2014: Football fever finally winning over social angerThe country may still be on the edge, but there is now noticeably more yellow and green all around Rio de Janeiro than a week earlier.
11 Jun, 2014, 07.58 AM IST
- Brazil's first female president-elect celebrates victory
Dilma Rousseff celebrated victory on Monday after she was elected Brazil's first female president and vowed to uphold the legacy of her pre...
01 Nov, 2010, 11.36 AM IST