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Brazil's President Lula sacks 40 guards for presidential residence riots,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Last week, Lula told reporters that security force members were complicit in letting a mob of supporters of far-right former leader Bolsonaro storm the main buildings that form the seat of power in Brasilia.
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Brazil's top court orders probe of Bolsonaro role in January 8 riots
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As part of a larger campaign to hold accountable those guilty, a justice on the Brazilian Supreme Court approved an investigation on Friday to determine whether former president Jair Bolsonaro sparked the unrest in the nation's capital on January 8, The Washington Post reported.
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Brazil: Bolsonaro denounces violence after supporters storm government bui
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The three main government buildings -- the Supreme Court, the presidential palace and the congressional building -- involved in today's breach have been cleared of protesters.
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PM Modi 'deeply concerned' over rioting, vandalism in Brasilia
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Supporters of Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat have stormed the presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court in the capital, Brasilia.
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Brazil's outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro files petition challenging elec
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the petition filed on November 22, Bolsonaro and the leaders of his Liberal Party claimed that some voting machines had malfunctioned and demanded the annulment of votes cast through them. Following the election results, Bolsonaro has not accepted his defeat in the presidential elections.
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Bolsonaro to face Lula in run off to Brazil President poll
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 3 (ANI): Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro will face former President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva in the deciding second round of Brazil's presidential election later this month.
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Brazil's ex-president Lula leads election polls
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took the lead in the polls ahead of general elections in October, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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Brazilian SC upholds decision to overturn sentence for Lula
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian Supreme Court has upheld the earlier court's decision to overturn the sentence for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, thus recognizing the guilty verdict of a court of the Parana state void.
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Brazil's Lula faces new indiction for corruption
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Dec 27 (ANI): The federal police here on Thursday indicted former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in another case of corruption and money laundering.
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Brazil court affirms ex-president Lula da Silva guilty in 2nd graft case
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], Nov 28 (ANI): A Brazilian court on Wednesday (local time) upheld a corruption conviction against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a second corruption case.
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Brazil: Judge rules ex-President Lula released from jail
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Nov 9 (ANI): A Brazilian judge on Friday ordered the release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from prison.
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Brazil being governed by 'bunch of lunatics', says former President
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Apr 27 (ANI): Criticising the current leadership in Brazil, the country's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said that the South American nation is being governed by a "bunch of lunatics" or "crazy people".
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