With four votes in favor and three against, the Regional Electoral Court (TRE) of Minas Gerais, Brazil upheld the senatorial candidacy of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
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Brazil: Bolsonaro’s VP Running Mate Calls Africans ‚Dirt-Bags‘
During his eight-year presidency, Lula visited 27 African countries on 12 different occasions, more than all of his predecessors combined, and often spoke of his country’s „historic debt“ to the millions of Africans forcibly brought to Brazil and made to work as slaves for centuries, according to the BBC.
Chomsky: Lula Should Be The Rightful Candidate in Brazil
„There are several concerns, we are all thinking about the problems in democracy in Brazil, overwhelming problems. I can not fail to notice the absence of the person (Lula) who would be our rightful candidate in Brazil,“ Chomsky sais from Sao Paulo.
Switzerland Vetoes Building Munitions Factory in Brazil to Save ‚Neutral Face‘
The Swiss government scraps building a munitions factory in Brazil due to pressure from civil society groups.
Brazil: Federal Police Seek Charges Against President Temer
The police claim that Temer engaged in the crimes of passive corruption and money laundering.
Brazil Mourns Loss Of Its National Museum
Brazil’s National Museum is burning to the ground as rescue workers try to salvage what they can of the building that housed a large collection of Amazonian history.
Brazilian Court Rules That ‘Lula’ Cannot Run for President
Brazil’s top electoral court ruled on Friday that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is serving a 12-year sentence for corruption, cannot run for a third term, eliminating the front-runner in a race many see as a struggle between democracy and due process.
Mr. da Silva, a two-time president who left office in 2011 with a record-high approval rating, has become a polarizing figure. Many supporters remain loyal to the metalworker who rose from the factory floor to the presidency and improved the lives of millions of the country’s poorest, giving him a wide lead in polls ahead of the Oct. 7 vote.
Thousands March in Favor Of Lula’s Candidacy in Curitiba
On Thursday, in Curitiba, where former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is being held prisoner over unsubstantiated accusations of corruption, thousands of people marched and demonstrated to support his presidential candidacy.
Brazil: Human Rights Commission Recognizes UN Ruling on Lula
The National Human Rights Commission of Brazil recognizes the binding nature of the UN resolution on Lula’s electoral rights.
Brazil’s top court to rule in September on Lula plea for freedom
Brazil’s Supreme Court will weigh in September an appeal by jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to be set free so he can join the presidential campaign already under way, a court spokesperson said on Monday.
UN Committee Vice President: Decision on Lula’s Politcal Rights is „Legally Binding“
„The precautionary measures issued are not recommendations, they are legally binding,“ according to the UN Human Rights Commission.
Brazil: Marielle Franco’s Family Requests Protection After Death Threats
Family members of slain Black activist and Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco have requested state protection due to repeated threats and hate speech. The request was submitted to the State Secretary of Security, Richard Nunes, Monday, during a meeting at the Integrated Center of Command and Control (CICC).
Brazil: Thousands Turn Out For ‚Lula Livre‘ Festival In Rio
Exhibitions, live performances and cultural workshops dominated the day’s agenda as people of all ages joined together to call for Lula to be released from prison.
Mexico: Homicide Rate Breaks New Record, Jumps 16% in 2018
The current homicide rate, 22 per 100,000 residents, has placed Mexico nearer to the elevated homicide rates of Colombia and Brazil, which record 27 homicides per 100,000 residents.
Brazil: Dodgy Security Firms Linked to Eduardo Cunha Associates
The communications also pointed out that Torres had a secret partner in the private security firm, Pastor Everaldo, an ally of president Michel Temer, leader of the Assembly of God in Rio de Janeiro and presidential candidate during the 2014 election.
Chief justice of Brazil’s TRF-4 appeals court rules to keep Lula in prison
Brazilian former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should remain in prison, Carlos Eduardo Thompson Flores, chief justice of Brazil’s TRF-4 appeals court, ruled on Sunday, in an effort to settle a legal dispute over his possible release.
Brazil: Military General Calls for Gag Order in Marielle Franco Probe
General Walter Braga Netto, leader of Brazil’s federal intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro, has aligned himself with the country’s Senate-imposed president Michel Temer and issued a call for no information to be released to the public from the investigation into the assassination of Black activist and city councilwoman Marielle Franco.
Brazil: Munduruku Indigenous Nation Says No to Waterway Project
“How will we be able to cross the river?” asked Munduruk member Alessandra. “How will we go to the homes of our family members?“
Brazil: 5,580 Soldiers, Police Conduct Operation in Rio Favelas
Rio de Janeiro’s civil and military police force have united with Brazilian military soldiers to conduct a massive, 5,580 personnel-strong operation in two favela communities, Chapadao and Pedreira, on Thursday.
Brazil: Uruguay’s Jose Pepe Mujica To Visit Lula In Prison
Former Uruguayan President Jose ‚Pepe‘ Mujica will visit Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday at the Parana Federal Police Superintendency in Curitiba, where the Brazilian presidential candidate has been held in detention since early April.
Danny Glover in Brazil
U.S. actor Danny Glover is in Brazil this week to meet the parents of murdered councillor Marielle Franco. He will also meet social movements and government officials to discuss the case.
Actor Danny Glover Joins Free Lula Occupiers in Brazil
On Monday, Glover had breakfast with the family of Marielle Franco, the city-council member and LGBT activist murdered in Rio de Janeiro. During a trip to Brazil to show solidarity with popular movements and leaders, actor Danny Glover arrived in Curitiba where former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is currently imprisoned to join occupier protesters at the Free Lula Vigil.
‚Free or Jailed‘ Lula Will Be Elected President: Dilma
Whether “free or imprisoned,” Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva “will be elected president” of Brazil following October’s general election according to former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Speaking during a visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina on Workers‘ Day she said Lula had become more than an individual, “he is an idea” that has “converted into the symbol of Brazil, of opportunities of which the people can grow.”
Brazil’s Indigenous People March to Protect Their Land
Thousands of indigenous people have marched in Brazil against a law signed by President Michel Temer last year that will strike off the map most of the country’s indigenous land.
International Day of Campesino Struggle Marked in Latin America
Every year, on April 17, social movements and Campesinos commemorate the International Day of Campesino Struggle to honor the 19 campesinos of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement murdered by Brazilian military in the northern state of Para on April 17, 1996 during a protest to demand their right to land.
Brazil: Military Chief Accused of Intimidating Judges into Ruling Against Lula
“We cannot definitively destroy the fragile democracy that remains for us. It’s necessary that everybody maintains their responsibility and respect the Constitution and the presumption of innocence. It’s unacceptable that Globo insists on repeating the past and incite a coup,“ said former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in response to Villas-Boas comments.
Brazil army commander ‚repudiates impunity‘ on eve of Lula ruling
Villas Boas did not elaborate. Calls to the army’s press office were not answered. Army representatives confirmed to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo that the tweets were written by the general.