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...opponents retort that Brazil will look far more like an authoritarian failed state if Bolsonaro, a former army captain, wins this weekend’s presidential run-off against veteran leftwinger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
...Economists caution, however, that this year’s election — which, in October, is likely to pit Bolsonaro against leftwing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — could impact investor sentiment....
...(FT) Lula da Silva’s graft convictions quashed A supreme court judge in Brazil has annulled the graft convictions of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva....
...Like almost all immigrants in his position, da Silva never showed up in court. “I went to Martha’s Vineyard, which was very far away; I needed to get to work.”...
...A sad lothario with a once-taut tummy, sporting a magnificent moustache not dissimilar to that of a certain Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, court painter....
...President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made a number of pointed references to the need to maintain democratic freedoms in a speech last week. Brazil believes it can more effective behind the scenes....
...When his ratings dipped to their lowest level several months ago, Martha Suplicy, the mayor of São Paulo and a PT member, appeared to distance herself from Mr Lula da Silva, arguing that local issues would...
...In Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has moved firmly to the centre since his election two years ago....
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