Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after he refused to concede the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fled the country. In a circuitous journey, Bolsonaro left for Argentina on Tuesday with his wife and two daughters, then travelled to Ecuador, according to Argentina officials and flight data. The 45-year-old senator, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, visited the White House in May, and the Trump administration approved US visas for him and his family this week. Bolsonaro's father, Jair Bolsonaro, also fled to Florida after losing the 2022 presidential election to Lula before returning to Brazil three months later. Flavio Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court, accused of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion. The court had ordered him to hand over his regular and diplomatic passports by noon Tuesday. It remained unclear whether he had complied, but allies said .

Flávio Bolsonaro, who is facing multiple criminal investigations in Brazil, was ordered to surrender his passports to Federal Police by Tuesday but failed to do so

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Lula da Silva has multiple challenges

President Donald Trump suggested on Monday, without providing evidence, that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reelection was "rigged." "Elections have to be indisputable and it looked very bad to me," Trump told reporters before flying to Mississippi for a rally. He added, "I thought it had a very bad look, the way it was tabulated." Trump also said: "It looked like another rigged election, frankly." Da Silva's comeback to win Brazil's presidential runoff Sunday is already facing its first hurdle as his competitor, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, challenges the results, setting the stage for a possible showdown between the country's two polarizing political forces. Lula, who convinced an extra 10.4 million voters to support him in the runoff, is expected to take office on Jan. 5, 2027, for his fourth non-consecutive term. He will serve as a counterweight in a region where leaders are shifting to the right and aligning with U.S. President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, son of former

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election after defeating far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in a closely contested presidential run-off

The electoral court declared Lula the winner with 51.76% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.24% on Sunday, after a messy election day marked by allegations of voter suppression

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his "remarkable re-election victory" and said he is looking forward to working closely with him to further deepen and expand the multifaceted strategic partnership between the two countries. Lula was re-elected as President of Brazil on Sunday. "Heartiest congratulations to my dear friend, President Lula, on his remarkable re-election victory. I look forward to working closely with him to further deepen and expand the multifaceted India-Brazil Strategic Partnership," Modi said in a post on X. Together, the prime minister said, India and Brazil will continue to strengthen cooperation across diverse sectors, advance the shared priorities of the Global South and work towards a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world. With 100 per cent of the vote counted, Brazil's electoral court announced that Lula had a lead of nearly 4.4 million votes -- 51.8 per cent of the total vote -- ov

Brazil's election, a typically routine affair known for the speed and reliability of its electronic voting system, descended into chaos, when Lula's campaign requested additional voting time

With conservative allies dominating across Brazil in Sunday's voting, Bolsonaro capped the day by taking about 47% of the vote to the leftist Lula's roughly 45% with counting nearly complete

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned US President Donald Trump on Wednesday not to meddle in Brazil's October presidential election after Trump made his latest criticism of Brazil over judicial moves against Lula's political rivals. The remarks show the escalating tensions between Brazil and the US after the Trump administration proposed further tariffs against the South American country and recently classified two drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations - moves that Lula opposes. Lula has frequently defended Brazil's sovereignty since Trump imposed tariffs on the country last year citing a "witch-hunt trial" against his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula also has complained about US sanctions imposed on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over what the Trump administration called his politically motivated role in prosecuting Bolsonaro, who was convicted of attempting a coup to try to stay in power after losing the 2022 election to .

Speaking during a press conference in Washington following his meeting with the US President, Lula said it was the second time he had personally handed Trump the agreement negotiated in 2010

The investments are aimed at strengthening domestic production of high-tech medicines in Brazil through partnerships between Indian companies

Brazil Prez concluded his India visit after signing an array of agreements

Speaking at the India-Brazil Economic Forum on Sunday, the President recalled how these gestures mirrored a similar surprise he had arranged for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter's visit

PM Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held talks in New Delhi, focusing on boosting trade, technology, energy cooperation and strengthening strategic ties between the two nations

On Friday, President Lula inaugurated the first office of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex) in New Delhi

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said his country advocates governance which ensures that artificial intelligence (AI) strengthens democracy, social cohesion and sovereignty of nations. In his address at the Leaders' Plenary Session at the AI Impact Summit here, he also asserted that putting human beings at the "centre of our decisions is an urgent task". Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit and unveiled the 'MANAV' vision for a human-centric approach and use of AI with a strong accent on sovereignty and inclusivity. The inaugural ceremony saw the presence of several heads of state, including President Lula, French President Emmanuel Macron, many global AI leaders, academicians and researchers, heads of many tech giants and philanthropists, among others. At the Leaders' Plenary Session, the Brazilian president delivered an address in Portuguese. He also posted excerpts from his speech in a series of posts in Portuguese on X along wi

The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Lula on February 21 is expected to be the key highlight of the visit

The calls came just days after a deadly US military operation captured Maduro and stunned Latin America, generating stiff rebukes