Brazil
Brazil: Setback for Lula’s presidential candidacy
September 4, 2018The Supreme Electoral Tribunal voted six to one that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is barred from running.
Read moreBrazil’s ex-President Lula in jail; Workers Party nominates him anyway
August 7, 2018If the former president is unable to run, the replacement ticket will include a member of the Communist Party as the VP nominee.
Read moreCongressional Progressive Caucus demands an end to repression in Brazil
July 31, 2018“We add our voices to recent calls in opposing an intensifying assault on democracy and human rights in Brazil."
Read moreDeclaración final Foro de Sao Paulo: Latinoamérica sigue en pie de lucha
July 17, 2018El XXIV Foro de Sao Paulo concluyó este martes luego de tres días de integración y solidaridad latinoamericana y caribeña en La Habana, Cuba.
Read moreFormer Brazilian President Lula remains in prison amid ‘Battle of the Judges’
July 12, 2018With minutes to go until the ex-president’s release, another judge countermanded the order, leading to a bizarre war of dueling judges.
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