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President Lula fires 13 more from his security team after Brazil riots
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The decision follows the removal of 40 military officers on Tuesday from the Alvorada presidential residence, as Lula expressed his distrust in the military for failing to act against supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed government buildings on January 8.
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Brazil's President Lula sacks 40 guards for presidential residence riots,
Updated : 3 years, 4 months 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 President Lula criticizes police for protesters' breach of govern
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Protesters supporting the far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro besieged government buildings on Sunday, calling for the military to intervene and oust the leftist hero Lula da Silva.
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Lula da Silva sworn in for third term as Brazil's president
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Silva also promised to fight to improve life for poor Brazilians, work towards racial and gender equality, and achieve zero deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
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Brazil declares three days of mourning for football legend Pele
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Brazil has announced three days of mourning after the death of Pele.
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Lula da Silva defeats Bolsonaro to return as Brazil's President for third
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Brazil's Lula da Silva emerged as the country's new president on Sunday after he defeated incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in fierce voting which was a tight race between the two politicians.
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Brazil's ex-president Lula leads election polls
Updated : 4 years 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 court affirms ex-president Lula da Silva guilty in 2nd graft case
Updated : 6 years, 6 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's former President Lula released from prison
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Nov 9 (ANI): Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva has been released from prison on Friday in Curitiba, southern Brazil.
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Brazil: Judge rules ex-President Lula released from jail
Updated : 6 years, 6 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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Fireworks, tears after ex-Brazilian president Lula's surrender
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Apr. 08 (ANI): After former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been found guilty of corruption, surrendered before the police on Sunday, fireworks and tears broke out in parts of a divided country.
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