Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva /tags/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 07 May 2026 14:43:31 GMT Brazil’s Lula to discuss fighting organized crime, tariffs in Trump meeting /americas/2026-05-07/brazils-lula-to-discuss-fighting-organized-crime-tariffs-in-trump-meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plans to discuss organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Brazil’s finance minister. Thu, 07 May 2026 14:43:31 GMT /americas/2026-05-07/brazils-lula-to-discuss-fighting-organized-crime-tariffs-in-trump-meeting ElĂ©onore Hughes | The Associated Press Save the Amazon or drill for oil? Brazil says it can do both /americas/2025-11-06/save-the-amazon-or-drill-for-oil-brazil-says-it-can-do-both When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil returned to power, he had an ambitious goal: restoring his country’s image as a champion of climate action. Yet three years after returning to office, Lula heads into the world’s most important climate talks with a more checkered track record. Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:15:00 GMT /americas/2025-11-06/save-the-amazon-or-drill-for-oil-brazil-says-it-can-do-both Ana Ionova | The New York Times Brazil's Lula pushes back against tariff, tells Trump the country's democracy 'is not on the table' /americas/2025-09-15/brazils-lula-pushes-back-against-tariff-tells-trump-the-countrys-democracy-is-not-on-the-table President Lula da Silva has called a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports to the U.S. “political” and “illogical.” In a New York Times op-ed, Lula says his government is open to negotiation but insists Brazil's democracy and sovereignty are non-negotiable. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-09-15/brazils-lula-pushes-back-against-tariff-tells-trump-the-countrys-democracy-is-not-on-the-table ElĂ©onore Hughes and Eduardo François | Associated Press Bolsonaro backers take to Brazil's streets before verdict. Lula calls for sovereignty against Trump /americas/2025-09-08/bolsonaro-backers-take-to-brazils-streets-before-verdict-lula-calls-for-sovereignty-against-trump Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro took the streets on Brazil's Independence Day, calling out against the Supreme Court trial that is scheduled to give a verdict against their leader in an alleged coup plot this week. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Brazil will not accept foreign influence in its domestic affairs, in yet another reference to persistent criticism and sanctions imposed on his country under U.S. President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro's allies have turned Sept. 7 in recent years into an annual show of political force. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-09-08/bolsonaro-backers-take-to-brazils-streets-before-verdict-lula-calls-for-sovereignty-against-trump ElĂ©onore Hughes and Mauricio Savarese | Associated Press Brazil's former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula /americas/2025-02-19/jair-bolsonaro-charged-alleged-coup Brazil's top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:50:10 GMT /americas/2025-02-19/jair-bolsonaro-charged-alleged-coup Associated Press Brazil's Lula fires human rights minister accused of sexual misconduct /americas/2024-09-09/brazils-lula-fires-human-rights-minister-accused-of-sexual-misconduct In a statement released early Friday evening, the presidential palace said Lula considers the keeping the minister in his position to be unsustainable considering the nature of the accusations. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:32:52 GMT /americas/2024-09-09/brazils-lula-fires-human-rights-minister-accused-of-sexual-misconduct ElĂ©onore Huges | The Associated Press Brazil's Yanomami leader asks the Pope to support Lula in reversing damage to the Amazon /americas/2024-04-11/brazils-yanomami-leader-asks-the-pope-to-support-lula-in-reversing-damage-to-the-amazon Pope Francis has met with a leader of Brazil’s Yanomami people. The shaman, Davi Kopenawa, says he asked for papal backing for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s efforts to reverse decades of exploitation of the Amazon and better protect its indigenous peoples. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:50:25 GMT /americas/2024-04-11/brazils-yanomami-leader-asks-the-pope-to-support-lula-in-reversing-damage-to-the-amazon The Associated Press Brazil's economy improves during President Lula's first year back, but a political divide remains /americas/2024-01-02/brazil-economy-lula Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva likes to boast he had a good first year after returning to the job. The economy is improving, Congress passed a long overdue tax reform bill, rioters who wanted to oust him are now in jail and his predecessor and foe Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:58:08 GMT /americas/2024-01-02/brazil-economy-lula Mauricio Savarese | The Associated Press A cyclone has killed over 20 people in Brazil, with more flooding expected /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-06/a-cyclone-has-killed-over-20-people-in-brazil-with-more-flooding-expected The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:30:41 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-09-06/a-cyclone-has-killed-over-20-people-in-brazil-with-more-flooding-expected Carrie Kahn Russia's Lavrov travels to Brazil, as Lula pushes for peace /latin-america/2023-04-17/russias-lavrov-travels-to-brazil-as-lula-pushes-for-peace Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived at the Brazilian capital as Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pushes a diplomatic approach for peace in Ukraine that has irked both Kyiv and the West. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 20:30:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-17/russias-lavrov-travels-to-brazil-as-lula-pushes-for-peace Carla Bridi|Associated Press, Elise Morton | The Associated Press