Brazil’s Workers Party named jailed ex president Lula da Silva to run again in October’s election while other candidates criticize Da Silva and his party.
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New Netflix Brazilian corruption series exposes political divisions
A campaign to delete Netflix subscriptions has begun in Brazil, following the launch of the series called The Mechanism
Former President Lula faces Brazilian supreme court prison verdict
Former two-term president is fighting desperately to avoid having to start serving a 12-year sentence
Brazil judge orders Facebook to cut fake news on slain activist
Judge ordered Facebook to remove fake news posted about slain black rights’ activist Marielle Franco
Brazil appeals court to rule on Lula’s latest challenge
A Brazilian appeals court was set to rule on former president Lula da Silva’s latest attempt to stay out of prison
Odebrecht corruption scandal ensnares Venezuela’s Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro awarded a Brazilian construction giant at the heart of a huge corruption scandal
Why defamation followed murder of Brazilian activist Marielle Franco
Marielle Franco was gunned down in an apparent organized hit, prompting tens of thousands to protest
How Brazil has changed attitudes toward Latin American corruption
Every week brings new developments around the world in connection with Brazil’s Car Wash scandal
Former Brazilian President fights to avoid graft prison sentence
Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made yet another appeal against a 12 year prison sentence for corruption
Rio carnival winner shocks with anti-corruption performance
Traditional samba school Beija Flor crowned winner of the Rio carnival after performance portraying politicians as rats