Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva

Three heads

Venezuelan officials have responded with threats and accusations to recent statements from Brazil and Colombia reaffirming their refusal to recognise any new president unless election results are published, reports Federico Fuentes.

Lula Ukraine

Israel Dutra, of the Brazilian Socialist Left Movement within the Socialism and Liberty Party, speaks to Federico Fuentes about Brazilian president Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva鈥檚 peace proposal for the war in Ukraine.

Brazil Jan 8 2023

PSOL has condemned the invasion by former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro supporters of the country鈥檚 National Congress, arguing it 鈥渞epresents an attempted coup鈥, reports Federico Fuentes.

Lula da Silva with Indigenous leaders at COP27. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert @LulaOficial/Twitter

Pablo Stefanoni, editor of the progressive Latin American magazine Nueva Sociedad discusses the situation in South America after the left鈥檚 victory in Brazil.

Lula Da Silva

Thousands took to the streets to celebrate as聽Workers鈥 Party candidate Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva defeated Jair Bolsonaro in one the most crucial elections in Brazil鈥檚 history, reports People's Dispatch.

Fora Bolsonaro

The stronger-than-expected showing for far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's first round election has caused much consternation among the Latin American left. Venezuelan socialist Stalin Perez Borges discusses the situation.

Lula Da Silva

It is vital that the social forces in Brazil combine to secure a victory for Luiz Inacio "Lula" Da Silva in the second round of elections on October 30, and to face the challenges ahead, writes Michael Lowy.

Brazil first round election result

Leftist former President Luiz In谩cio "Lula" da Silva fell just short of clearing the 50% threshold to win the Brazilian election outright, setting up an October 30 runoff against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, reports Jake Johnson.

Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has used the bicentennial of Brazil鈥檚 Independence to ratchet up the heat in the country鈥檚 presidential election campaign, writes聽Federico Fuentes.

S茫o Paulo socialist councillor Luana Alves聽talks about the coming elections in Brazil.

麻豆传媒聽speaks to Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) leader Roberto Robaina about Jair Bolsonaro鈥檚 extreme right project, the upcoming elections and how Brazil might fit into the new wave of left governments in the region.

Like Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has normalised white supremacists, peddled fake news, downplayed the coronavirus pandemic聽and used conspiracy theories to attack science, writes Michael Fox.