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Thu, 13 Oct 2022 02:44:00 GMTLula promises favela dwellers they will eat 3 meals a day if he is elected
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) Wednesday promised potential supporters that if he is elected in the Oct. 30 runoff with the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, "people will eat 3 times a day."
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:35:00 GMTBrazil's STF Judges against adding magistrates to the bench
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) judges Tuesday voiced their opinion against President Jair Bolsonaro's proposal to increase the number of STF magistrates from 11 to 16, albeit under anonymity.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:42:00 GMTLula was right, what had to be defeated was “Bolsonarism”, but he failed
Former president Lula da Silva managed to squeeze by with a five points difference in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election when opinion polls anticipated he was seven to twelve points ahead of incumbent Jair B...
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMTMinor accident disrupts operations at a Sao Paulo airport for a day
São Paulo's Congonhas Airport saw thousands of travelers cramming through the halls as operations were delayed for an average of 9 hours Sunday after a small-size aircraft suffered an accident that prevented the main runway fr...
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 19:07:00 GMTBolsonaro not welcome at Catholic celebration
Catholic authorities in the Brazilian city of Belém condemned the political use of the Cirio festivities, arguably the largest worship celebration in Latin America, ahead of the presidential runoff scheduled for Oct. 30.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 19:05:00 GMTBolsonaro and Lula score separate TSE victories
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's team has been banned from further using campaign ads linking the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to cannibalism.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:59:00 GMTScientists reach world's tallest tree, where did they find it?
A group of scientists has found the world's tallest tree, a towering specimen the size of a 25-story building in the Amazon rainforest, it was reported this weekend.
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:16:00 GMTLula speaks about abortion and controversy erupts
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has once again addressed the issue of abortion and sparked controversies among Brazilian voters ahead of the Oct. 30 second round against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:35:00 GMTArgentina, Brazil, Mexico not siding with OAS on Russia statement
The delegations of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico were among those who refused to sign a statement from the Organization of American States (OAS) condemning Russia's military deployment in Ukraine as the continental group's 52nd...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:30:00 GMTBolsonaro apologizes for harsh comments
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday apologized for his use of foul and offensive language.