World Feb 17 Brazil’s Carnival is back in full form after pandemic By Mauricio Savarese, David Biller, Associated Press
World Jan 31 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Biden on Feb. 10 Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the leaders will discuss U.S. "support of Brazil's democracy and how the two countries can continue to work together to promote inclusion and democratic values in the region and around the world."… By Associated Press
World Jan 11 Watch 6:41 Attack on Brazil’s government raises concerns about how U.S. extremism has spread abroad Scenes of Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters storming Brazil’s capital were eerily reminiscent of the Jan. 6 insurrection almost two years to the day. Both attacks were inspired by lies of election fraud, but the ties between the two are deeper. Former…
World Nov 25 Pro-Bolsonaro protests escalate in Brazil after election loss For more than three weeks, supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads and camped outside military buildings across the nation. By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press
World Nov 01 Brazilian truckers protest Bolsonaro loss, block hundreds of roads Brazilian truckers supportive of President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked hundreds of roads to protest his election loss to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Many truck drivers have jammed traffic in areas across the country since da Silva's victory… By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press
Oct 31 Watch 5:18 Brazil’s former leftist leader ‘Lula’ defeats incumbent far-right President Bolsonaro By Jane Ferguson, Charles Lyons Brazil will have a new president come January and he knows the job well. Former two-term President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by two million votes in Sunday's closely-watched runoff election. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports… Continue watching
Oct 31 Brazil’s voters return Lula to presidency, right-wing Bolsonaro yet to concede By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazilians have delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a divisive presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's far-right politics. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 8:59 Former Brazilian president says Bolsonaro became a ‘rogue leader,’ botched COVID response By Amna Nawaz Brazil has been struggling to combat COVID-19, with an official death toll now only surpassed by the U.S. Many say a crisis of leadership by right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro led to this moment. Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:55 Corruption allegations stagger troubled Brazil By PBS NewsHour As Brazil reels from an economic recession and the Zika virus epidemic, new troubles have emerged regarding one of the nation’s most popular political figures. Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010, was detained by… Continue watching