Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

• Brazil election: Man with explosive device, knife detained at Lula inauguration

  Brazilian police detained a man on Sunday with an explosive device and a knife who was trying to enter Brasilia's esplanade for President-elect's inauguration.

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  Jan 1
  
• Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for U.S. 2 days before presidential transition to Lula

  Bolsonaro has repeatedly said he would not hand over the presidential sash to rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Sunday's inauguration, breaking with Brazil's democratic tradition.

  World

  Dec 30, 2022
  
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• Brazil’s electoral authority rejects Bolsonaro’s request to toss machine-cast votes

  Bolsonaro's party did not explain how an alleged software bug would have affected the results, and declined to include a review of the first electoral round.

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  Nov 23, 2022
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• Bolsonaro contests Brazil election, calls for some machine-cast votes to be tossed

  Such an action would leave Bolsonaro with 51 per cent of the remaining valid votes and secure his re-election as president, the head of his Liberal Party said.

  World

  Nov 22, 2022
• Brazil’s Bolsonaro avoids conceding election defeat, but allows transition to begin

  It took Bolsonaro more than 44 hours to make his first public remarks since his narrow election loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which has led to protests across Brazil.

  World

  Nov 1, 2022
• Brazilian truckers block roads in protest of Bolsonaro’s election defeat to Lula

  Some truckers at roadblocks called for a military coup to prevent Lula becoming president, as protests spread across the country and threatened to cause economic chaos.

  World

  Oct 31, 2022
• Brazilian expats wait hours in Montreal to vote in presidential election

  While the queues to vote are moving, the average wait time is about one hour. Around 8,500 people are expected to cast a ballot in Montreal.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2022
• Brazil election: Lula defeats Bolsonaro in presidential comeback

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took an early lead in the initial vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, ahead of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

  World

  Oct 30, 2022
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• Bolsonaro celebrates Brazil’s soccer glory during runoff election against Lula

  Bolsonaro - who resided in Rio after growing up in Sao Paulo state - was known as a fan of Sao Paulo-based Palmeiras and Botafogo in Rio. That changed after his election in 2018.

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  Oct 30, 2022
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• Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race tightens in Brazil, polls show

  Surveys by pollsters Datafolha and Quaest both showed Lula with 52% of valid votes against 48% for Bolsonaro, down from a 6 percentage-point lead three days prior.

  World

  Oct 29, 2022