Tag: Luiz Incio Lula da Silva

  • Voting starts in a contest with violence and fear.

    Brazil’s ex-President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva cast his vote on Sunday for the presidential election, four years after he was imprisoned and unable to vote. “And four years later, I’m here, voting with the recognition of my total freedom and with the possibility of being president of the republic of this country again,” he…

  • What to know about Brazil’s election.

    Ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, ex-President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva said that President Jair Bolsonaro has been there for four years. “I intend to vote for Lula because Bolsonaro has been there for four years,” he added. Bolsonro, who is the current president of Brazil, had said that Amazon rainforest should be…