Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Lula calls on voters to back Haddad, but will they respond?
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on voters to back his chosen candidate, former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad. But with less than four weeks to go…
Brazil's Lula ends presidential bid, replaced by running mate
Brazil's most popular politician, imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Tuesday ended his legal battle to run for the top office in next month's election.
Lula banned from Brazil presidential race
Brazil’s top electoral court on Friday barred jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in this year’s presidential because of his corruption conviction.
The Debate
Lula's last stand: Brazilian left divided ahead of presidential poll
Brazil’s electoral court has barred Lula from running for president from jail, where the former head of state is serving a 12-year sentence for corruption. Does his Workers Party…
Jailed Lula registers to run for Brazil presidency
Imprisoned leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's unlikely bid for Brazil's presidency took a big step forward Wednesday with the formal registration of his candidacy in the…
Brazil's leftists march to support Lula's candidacy
Supporters of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva marched on Brasilia on Tuesday to rally behind his attempt to take part in the upcoming October presidential…
Brazilian right-wing candidate picks army general as running mate
Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro picked an army reserve general Sunday to be his running mate for Brazil's October elections.
Brazil's Lula launches election campaign from prison
Brazil's leftist Workers' Party nominated its charismatic founder Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for the upcoming presidential contest Saturday despite him being imprisoned for…
Brazil's Lula launches presidential candidacy from prison
Even behind bars, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will secure his leftist party's nomination Saturday and continue to overshadow more likely candidates in the country's most…
Judge blocks order to release Brazil's Lula from jail
The chief justice of a Brazilian appeals court blocked another judge's efforts to release imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, in a legal battle over…
Perspective
'Lula represents a cause in Brazil, people think his jailing is unfair'
Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, turned himself in to authorities earlier this month, after he was convicted and jailed for corruption and money laundering.…
Supporters block Brazil's Lula from surrendering
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he is ready to surrender to police and start his prison term for corruption. But when he tried to do so on Saturday,…