Also known as: current Brazilian president · President Lula · President of Brazil · Brazilian President · Brazilian Leader · President da Silva · Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Brazilian president who has commended Ghana's reparative justice leadership and engaged in diplomatic tensions with the US and Argentina.
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… Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said last week that Uruguay had authorised Brazil to use the surplus from its beef export quota to China. …
China adds 55% tariff to Brazil beef importsJoy Online
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has commended Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama for leading the effort for reparative justice. …
Brazilian President commends Mahama for leading effort for reparative justiceJoy Online
President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has commended President John Mahama and Ghanaians for their leadership in advancing the global reparatory justice agenda. …
‘This is what we expect from a statesman’ – Brazilian President commends Mahama for leading global reparatory justice pushJoy Online
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hailed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon river. …
Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon riverJoy Online
… De la Espriella’s ascension – along with that of Keiko Fujimori in Peru – means that Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva now has fewer political allies in the region as the number of left-wing leaders dwindles. …
US offers $1bn to Colombia on new right-wing president’s first day of officeJoy Online
… Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accused the officials of wanting to “meddle” in Brazil’s elections, an allegation the US called “baseless”. …
US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa as diplomatic tensions escalateJoy Online
Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires after Argentina’s president hit out at the Brazilian president, referring to him as a “thief” and a “convict”. …
Argentinian leader calls Brazilian president a ‘thief’ and a ‘convict’Joy Online
The son of jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted by Brazil’s highest court of pursuing US intervention during his father’s coup trial last year. …
Brazil convicts Jair Bolsonaro’s son of pursuing US help in father’s legal battleJoy Online
… Markedly fewer world leaders turned up compared to last year’s 80th anniversary parade, which featured 27 leaders including China’s President Xi Jinping and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. …
Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day paradeJoy Online
… Last year Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in jail for his attempt to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. …
Brazil’s Congress approves plan to drastically cut Bolsonaro’s jail termChina will collect an additional 55% tariff on beef imports from Brazil beginning October 1, on top of current rates, to protect its domestic cattle industry. China has set a 1.1-million-metric-ton quota for Brazil and rejected Brazil's requests to use other countries' unused export volumes.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
China will collect an additional 55% tariff on beef imports from Brazil beginning October 1, on top of current rates, to protect its domestic cattle industry. China has set a 1.1-million-metric-ton quota for Brazil and rejected Brazil's requests to use other countries' unused export volumes.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Brazilian President Lula da Silva commended Ghana's President Mahama for leading a UN General Assembly resolution, adopted in March with 123 votes in favor, that declared the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans and racialised chattel slavery the "gravest crime against humanity." The resolution was spearheaded by Mahama alongside the African Union and CARICOM, and faced 3 votes against and 52 abstentions.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President Lula of Brazil praised President John Mahama and Ghana for leading a global reparatory justice agenda, citing a UN General Assembly declaration adopted in March 2026 that recognised the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Lula described the declaration as a correction of historical distortion and called for the international community to address the lasting consequences of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Brazilian President Lula da Silva welcomed an oil discovery announced by state-run Petrobras near the Amazon river's mouth, calling it a potential "passport to the country's future," despite environmental concerns about ecosystem damage from potential spills. The offshore field, located about 175km off the Amazon coast at a depth of 2,886m, has unknown size and uncertain commercial viability.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The US has offered $1bn to Colombia hours after right-wing populist Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president. De la Espriella, an admirer of Donald Trump, vowed an "all-out war" on drug cartels in his inaugural speech, and the US said the security package would help achieve shared goals including fighting organised crime and illegal immigration.
8 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The US has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington in a reciprocal action after Brazil denied visas to two US State Department officials last month, with Brazil's government claiming the officials sought to meddle in its elections. The cancellation marks the latest escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two countries, which have also involved US tariffs on Brazil and terrorist designations of Brazilian gangs.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Argentina's president Javier Milei referred to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as a "thief" and "convict" at a rally in São Paulo, prompting Brazil to recall its ambassador to Buenos Aires. Brazilian diplomats said Milei had insulted Brazil's government, people, and democracy.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has been convicted by Brazil's highest court of lobbying US authorities to help his father during his coup trial by imposing tariffs or sanctions on Brazil. The 41-year-old, who relocated to the US in 2025, called the conviction "baseless and senseless" and claimed he lacked due process.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Vladimir Putin used his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow's Red Square to justify his war in Ukraine and denounce NATO, calling it a "just" war and characterizing Ukraine as an "aggressive force" armed and supported by NATO. The celebrations were scaled back for security reasons, and Russia and Ukraine agreed to a three-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, though Russia's defence ministry later accused Ukraine of breaking it.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Brazil's Congress has overturned President Lula's veto of a bill that would reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence from 27 years to just over two years for plotting a coup after the 2022 election. The new law changes how prison sentences are calculated and could still be challenged in the Supreme Court.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →