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☆ Brazil’s Right Eagerly Awaits Former President Jair Bolsonaro’s Return
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—Conservative Brazilian lawmakers welcomed former President Jair Bolsonaro ’s announcement that he plans to end his self-exile in Florida and return home, saying they hope the right-wing leader can marshal opposition to the leftist government’s plans to raise taxes, toughen gun laws and increase the state’s role in the economy. “He has the confidence of 58 million people, it’s undeniable that he’s influential and a political force,” said a prominent congressman, Deltan Dallagnol, referring to the number of votes cast for Mr. Bolsonaro in his losing reelection effort in October against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva .

☆ Bolsonaro Says He Will Return to Brazil in March to Lead Opposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ORLANDO, Fla.—Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he plans to return to Brazil in March to lead the political opposition to leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and defend himself against accusations he incited attacks by protesters on government buildings last month. “The right-wing movement is not dead and will live on,” Mr. Bolsonaro said in his first interview since leaving Brazil for Florida late last year after a narrow election loss to Mr. da Silva. He said he would work with backers in Congress and state governments to push what he called pro-business policies and to fight abortion, gun control and other policies he says run counter to family values.

President Biden will meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the White House Friday, a month after supporters of Mr. da Silva’s predecessor ransacked government buildings and demanded the results of the election be overturned. Mr. da Silva, a leftist former president, narrowly won against Jair Bolsonaro , a right-wing populist and ally of former President Donald Trump who has been hunkered down in Florida since late December and has applied for a six-month tourist visa to prolong his stay in the U.S.

☆ Brazil’s Supreme Court Authorizes Probe of Former President Bolsonaro Over Riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used the example of the U.S. Capitol attack to argue for getting rid of Brazil’s electronic voting system. BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s Supreme Court authorized Friday an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro over accusations he incited last weekend’s riots by asserting the election that removed him from office was rigged. Before the Oct. 30 vote won by leftist candidateLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Mr. Bolsonaro, a conservative, warned about the potential for voter fraud and some of his supporters say they don’t believe Mr. da Silva is the country’s legitimate president. Mr. Bolsonaro hasn’t conceded defeat.

☆ Brazilian Prosecutors Call for Probe of Former President Bolsonaro Over Riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used the example of the U.S. Capitol attack to argue for getting rid of Brazil’s electronic voting system. BRASÍLIA—Brazilian prosecutors on Friday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of inciting last weekend’s riots by asserting the election that removed him from office was rigged, and asked the country’s Supreme Court to authorize an investigation of him. Before the Oct. 30 vote won by leftist candidateLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Mr. Bolsonaro, a conservative, warned about the potential for voter fraud and some of his supporters say they don’t believe Mr. da Silva is the country’s legitimate president. Mr. Bolsonaro hasn’t conceded defeat.

☆ Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Security Chief’s Arrest Over Riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it ordered the arrest of the secretary in charge of public security in the capital and the military police commander in the city at the time of Sunday’s riots. Television images on Tuesday showed police emerging from the Brasília home of Anderson Torres, who was fired Sunday as public security secretary in Brasília’s federal district after rioters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in what President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had described as an attempted coup.

BRASÍLIA—As rioters calling for the ousting of Brazil’s newly elected leftist president ransacked the capital Sunday, many Brazilians wondered whether the country’s right-leaning military would step in and stop the violence. By Sunday evening, they had their answer: Following the orders of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the army and military police had restored order in the city, despite having many vocal supporters of the right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro , in their ranks.

☆ Brazilian Investigators Home In on Suspects in Riot Financing
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazilian authorities said Tuesday they have identified individuals in 10 states across the country who financed Sunday’s attacks on government buildings, as investigators probe links between the protests and the nation’s powerful agribusiness sector. Brazil’s Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Monday that it was indisputable that people linked to agribusiness took part in Sunday’s acts, but warned against accusing the entire sector of involvement.

☆ Brazilian Authorities Detain 1,500 Protesters Involved in Riot
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazilian authorities detained about 1,500 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who had participated in riots that targeted the Congress and other buildings, as the government expanded an investigation into the mob and who might have financed it. Protesters supporting Mr. Bolsonaro forced their way into the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court in the capital on Sunday, many calling for military intervention to oust Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , a standard-bearer of the Latin American left who took office a week ago. Mr. da Silva wasn’t in Brasília at the time.

☆ Brazil Detains Hundreds More People, Ousts Capital’s Governor After Attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazilian authorities detained more than 1,000 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro and removed Brasília’s federal district governor, a key ally, from his post Monday after protesters stormed the presidential palace a day earlier in what officials said was an attempt to overthrow the country’s newly-elected president. Protesters supporting the army captain-turned-politician forced their way into the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in the capital on Sunday afternoon, many calling for military intervention to oust Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , a standard-bearer of the Latin American left who took office a week ago.

☆ Brazil’s Top Court Orders Removal of Brasília Governor After Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of Brasília’s federal district governor from his post after thousands of protesters stormed the presidential palace a day earlier in what officials said was an attempt to overthrow the country’s newly-elected leftist president. Protesters supporting Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro forced their way into the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in the capital on Sunday afternoon, many calling for military intervention to oust Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , who took office a week ago.

☆ Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Removal of Brasília Governor Ibaneis Rocha After Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Protesters stormed the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in Brazil’s capital on Sunday. BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Monday that the governor of the federal district of Brasília be removed from his post after thousands of protesters stormed the presidential palace here Sunday in what officials said was an attempt to overthrow the country’s newly-elected leftist president. Protesters supporting Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro forced their way into the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court in the capital Sunday afternoon, many calling for military intervention to oust Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , who took office a week ago.

☆ Jair Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Brazil’s Congress Buildings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—Thousands of protesters supporting Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress buildings and those of the country’s Supreme Court in the capital Brasília Sunday, many calling for military intervention to remove Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the leftist leader who took office last week. Television images showed protesters breaking windows inside Congress and swarming up the ramp at the entrance to the presidential palace, many dressed in Brazil’s green and yellow national colors, as riot police arrived on the scene.

☆ Brazil to Reopen Fraud Case Against George Santos
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Luciana Magalhaes | Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Congressman-elect George Santos of New York, looking to the side, attended the opening session of the 118th Congress in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. SÃO PAULO—Brazilian authorities said they intend to reopen a criminal investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos of New York over charges that he committed check fraud in 2008 in Brazil—a case that had been suspended because police had been unable to find him. Mr. Santos, a 34-year-old Republican who takes his seat in Congress on Tuesday, has faced criticism in recent weeks from Democrats and prosecutors after admitting that he had lied to voters about his work and education history.

☆ Brazil’s New President Reverses His Predecessor’s Loosened Gun Laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A shooting club in São Paulo. Many Brazilians say they should be allowed to possess firearms in the face of violence by heavily-armed criminal gangs. BRASÍLIA—In his first hours as Brazil’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued sweeping changes to tighten the country’s firearms laws and reverse looser rules imposed by his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro , that prompted a million new gun registrations since 2019. A presidential decree, which took effect Monday, suspends new registrations of guns for hunting and sport as the leftist government works to rewrite the country’s 20-year-old gun laws. The decree forbids owners from transporting loaded weapons, suspends new applications for gun clubs and reduces the number of firearms permitted per individual from six to three.

☆ Brazil’s Lula Returns to Power, 20 Years After First Taking Office
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA— Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the 77-year-old standard-bearer of Latin America’s left, returned to power Sunday, 12 years after his last stint as president. This time around he faces some of his toughest challenges yet, from uniting a bitterly divided nation to halting the destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest and boosting the incomes of millions of desperately poor families. Thousands of supporters, many singing and waving the crimson flag of the Workers’ Party, joined dignitaries from across the Americas in the capital for the inauguration and a festival of open-air concerts to celebrate the return of Mr. da Silva, known popularly as Lula.

☆ Brazil’s Lula Returns to Power in Brazil, 20 Years After First Taking Office
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA— Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the 77-year-old icon of the Latin American left, returned to power Sunday, 12 years after his last stint as president. This time around he faces some of his toughest challenges yet, from uniting a bitterly divided nation to halting the destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest and boosting the incomes of millions of desperately poor families. Thousands of supporters, many singing and waving the Workers’ Party crimson flag, joined dignitaries from across the Americas in the capital for the inauguration and a festival of open-air concerts to celebrate Mr. da Silva’s return.

☆ Brazil’s Lula Makes Remarkable Return to Power After 12 Years
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BRASÍLIA— Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the 77-year-old icon of the Latin American left, returns to power Sunday afternoon 12 years after his last stint as president and this time faces some of his toughest challenges yet, from uniting a bitterly divided nation to halting the destruction of the world’s biggest rainforest and boosting the incomes of millions of desperately poor families. Thousands of supporters and dignitaries from across the Americas are expected to descend on this capital for the inauguration and open-air concerts to celebrate Mr. da Silva’s return. “We will make this country smile again, allow people to live in peace again,” Mr. da Silva said via Twitter in some of his last comments before he was sworn in. “We will bring back the harmony of the people.”

☆ From Obama to Neymar, Tributes to Pelé Pour In From Across the Globe
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—World leaders and some of the biggest names in soccer paid tribute to Pelé , who rose from poverty to become a global ambassador for what he called “the beautiful game.” The 82-year-old died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. Here in his homeland of Brazil, tearful fans were glued to their TVs, reliving the best goals of the man who is lovingly known here as “the King.” Others took to the streets in the coastal city of Santos, where Pelé played for much of his career and where he will be buried.

☆ Brazil’s Incoming President Lula da Silva Wins Approval to Spend Big
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to boost spending on social welfare spending when he takes office in the new year. SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Congress suspended the government’s spending cap to allow incoming President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to raise expenditures on social welfare and public works, prompting concerns in financial markets about the fiscal health and long-term growth of Latin America’s biggest economy. The constitutional amendment, backed by 65% of members of Congress in a final vote Wednesday, allows Mr. da Silva, who takes office on Jan. 1, to spend an extra $28 billion in 2023 outside of the country’s spending cap, sidestepping a fiscal anchor designed to keep free-spending governments in check.

☆ Conservatism Grows in Brazil, Despite Leftist President’s Win
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ROSÁRIO OESTE, Brazil—President Jair Bolsonaro lost his bid for reelection last month, but his right-wing movement continues to grow. That is largely owing to Brazil’s evermore powerful and prosperous farming belt, where Chinese demand for commodities in recent years has enriched towns in Brazil’s central savannah and fortified conservative states economically and politically.

☆ Brazilian Wins Race to Head Latin America’s Top Development Bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Samantha Pearson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—The Inter-American Development Bank elected Brazil’s Ilan Goldfajn on Sunday as president of Latin America’s largest development bank, the first Brazilian to hold the role in the institution’s 63-year history. The election of Mr. Goldfajn, a widely respected former central banker, comes at a time when the region depends ever more on the institution as it emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic that killed over 1.7 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean and plunged millions more into poverty.

☆ Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Pledges to Respect Constitution After Election Loss
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday vowed to respect the constitution after he lost the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , ending a tense silence of 45 hours in which he had refused to acknowledge the results even as his allies urged him to do so. Mr. Bolsonaro didn’t comment on his loss in Sunday’s runoff vote in a press conference in Brasília, the capital. His chief of staff, Ciro Nogueira, flanking Mr. Bolsonaro in the briefing, told reporters that the president had authorized him to begin the transition process that would end with Mr. da Silva’s inauguration on Jan. 1.

☆ Brazil’s President-Elect ‘Lula’ Promises Prosperity but Faces Economic Perils
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva evoked fond memories of his heady two terms in office in the 2000s when commodity prices were soaring, poverty was plunging and Brazil was optimistically seen as a country of the future. “The people will eat steak and drink beer again…they will be happy again,” Mr. da Silva told supporters in the campaign that ended with Sunday’s victory over President Jair Bolsonaro , who has yet to concede or comment on the results.

☆ Brazil’s President-Elect Promises Prosperity but Faces Economic Perils
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—Voters who swept Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back into the presidency Sunday fondly recall his last heady two terms in office in the 2000s when commodity prices were soaring, poverty was plunging and Brazil was finally seen as the country of the future. “The people will eat steak and drink beer again…they will be happy again,” Mr. da Silva told supporters in the campaign that ended with Sunday’s victory over President Jair Bolsonaro , who has yet to concede or comment on the results.

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