The Latest Breaking News from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Ten years ago, in March 2014, prosecutors in the Brazilian city of Curitiba transformed a money laundering investigation into a historic anti-corruption probe known as Operação Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash). The probe uncovered evidence of corruption involving some of Brazil’s largest companies and most powerful politicians.

It is easy to get distracted by the barbs, swipes and bluster of the ongoing and very public spat between the world’s richest man and a fierce justice on Brazil’s highest court. Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, posts regularly of his contempt for Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de…

Removal of popular cabinet member Silvio Almeida comes as a blow to Lula’s administration

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says on social media he is considering whether to dismiss Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida following reports he was involved in sexual misconduct

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, I and many others have been looking for alternatives. Who wants to share a platform with the likes of Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson?

Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court orders

The clash between Elon Musk’s X and Brazil’s highest court has become a real Rorschach test.

“Just because the guy has a lot of money doesn’t mean he can disrespect this [country].”

Refusal to comply with local laws suggests social media company ‘considered itself above the rule of law’, says judge

Two additional justices sided with Alexandre de Moraes' decision last week, forming a majority in a five-member panel

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence