Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Brazilian court voids convictions against former president Lula da Silva

The prosecutor general's office says it will appeal the Supreme Court's decision.

Centre-right mayor beats socialist as Brazil voters elect mayors

Voters in Sao Paulo re-elected centre-right mayor Bruno Covas for a new four-year term defeating leftist opponent Guilherme Boulos.

Who is the former president of Brazil who was just released from prison?

After 18 months in prison, Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to bring the country back to the left.

Former Brazilian president Lula leaves prison a free man

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the federal police headquarters in the southern city of Curitiba where Lula has been held since April 2018 cheered after the order was issued.

Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's president, vows to 'strengthen democracy'

Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician vowing a crackdown on crime and corruption, was sworn in as Brazil's new president in front of Congress in Brasilia.

Brazil high court suspends order that could free Lula

Brazil's top judge Jose Antonio Dias Toffoli ruled that the full court would have to take up the case of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after it returns from holiday recess.

Former Brazilian leaders Rousseff and Lula accused in fresh graft case

New investigations against the former presidents could spell longer prison terms for Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff.

Brazil's jailed ex-leader Lula pulls out of presidential election

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvain stepped aside allowing running mate Fernando Haddad to stand for the presidency in the country's upcoming presidential election scheduled for 7 October.

Brazil's presidential hopeful Bolsonaro stabbed during campaign event

Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who was knifed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday, is in serious condition, his son and a hospital spokeswoman confirmed.

Brazil leftist party insists on banned candidate Lula da Silva

Brazil's top electoral court barred jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in this year's presidential election because of his corruption conviction.

Could Brazil's da Silva really run?

Lula is the candidate for his Workers Party (PT) and leads presidential polls ahead of the October ballot, but is widely expected to be banned from running by an electoral court. He was jailed in April on a corruption conviction.

Lula still in prison after Brazil judge voids release order

Judge Sergio Moro, who sent Lula to prison in April for a bribery conviction, said that the appeals court judge lacked authority to issue an order freeing the former president for campaigning in the run-up to the October vote.