The process for the attacks on the headquarters of the three powers in Brazil had a new chapter this Saturday with the arrest of Anderson Torres, former Minister of Justice of Jair Bolsonaro and accused of being linked to the coup attempt against the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Torres is accused of “alleged […]
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Bolsonaro used a government card to buy US$111,000 in bakeries
The ex-president Brazilian Jair Bolsonaro spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in bakeries, popular restaurants and ice cream parlors during his four years in office, according to data released by the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In all, Bolsonaro spent 27.6 million reais (about $5.3 million) with the government’s corporate credit card. However, […]
Lula regrets that Bolsonaro has not recognized his electoral defeat
The Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaregretted this Wednesday that his predecessor, Jair Bolsonarohas not yet recognized its defeat in the October elections, nor have the thousands of Bolsonaristas who promoted the assaults on the headquarters of the three powers on Sunday. “Unfortunately the president who left power on December 31 does not want […]
Lula’s government monitors conditions of 1,500 detainees for coup acts
The President’s Government Brazilian, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaannounced this Tuesday that it is monitoring the situation of the nearly 1,500 detainees for Sunday’s assaults on the offices of the Presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court after complaints that their rights have been violated. Concern over the situation of the arrested radical Bolsonarists, most of […]
Inflation in Brazil in 2022 slows down sharply, but does not reach the government’s target
Inflation Brazilian closed 2022 with a sharp slowdown from the double-digit highs recorded during the year, thanks to government measures and an aggressive monetary adjustment, but once again failed to meet the official target set by the Government. The benchmark IPCA consumer price index rose 5.79% last year, the IBGE statistics agency said on Tuesday, […]
The head of security of Brasilia is dismissed after invasions by Bolsonaristas
The Secretary of Security of the Federal District of Brasilia, Anderson Torres, an ally of the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, He was dismissed from his position this Sunday, after the invasion of radical Bolsonaristas to the headquarters of Parliament, the Presidency and the Supreme Court. “I determined the dismissal of the Secretary of Security […]
Lula da Silva affirms that “fascist vandals” will be found and punished
The president of BrazilLuiz Inácio Lula da Silvapointed out this Sunday that the “fascist vandals” who invaded the headquarters of Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Presidency will be “found” and “punished.” The president described as “barbarism” the serious altercations experienced today in the Brazilian capital by radicals of the extreme right who demand a […]
Radical Bolsonarists invade the Presidential Palace of Brazil
Followers of the ex-Brazilian president, the ultra-rightist Jair Bolsonaro today they invaded the Planalto Palace, seat of the Executive, and the Supreme Court, after having previously broken into the National Congress in coup acts against the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The windows of the headquarters of the Judiciary and the National Congress were […]
Analysts see higher rates and inflation in Brazil under Lula
The benchmark Selic rate will hit 12.25% in December, up from a previous estimate of 12%, according to a weekly central bank survey released Monday. The first survey published after Lula’s inauguration brought with it a new round of upward revisions to inflation estimates: consumer prices are now expected to rise 5.31% this year, 3.65% […]
Lula receives the president of the Russian Senate and calls for an end to the conflict with Ukraine
The elected president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvareported this Saturday that he met with the president of the Federation Council Russian (Senate), Valentina Matvienko, to whom he expressed his desire for peace with Ukraine. Matvienko heads the delegation sent by the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to the inauguration of Lula, who will […]