2026-08-2 358f2152eec85ab55673aebc6912481a0682a1e6 27 2026 Brazilian general election 1 /wiki/2026%20brazilian%20general%20election Brazil 2 /wiki/brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 37 /wiki/luiz%20inacio%20lula%20da%20silva Workers' Party 71 /wiki/workers'%20party%20(brazil) president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20brazil presidential election 116 /wiki/presidential%20elections%20in%20brazil 2026 Brazilian general election Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Workers' Party president presidential election 2026 Brazilian general election 2026-07-26 3c6cb4a20573f96e0ec957ec1ac4ecdc25cd6d6a 22 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2026/07/26/brazil-recalls-its-ambassador-to-argentina-and-summons-argentina-s-ambassador-after-argentine-president-javier-milei-mad Brazil recalls its ambassador to Argentina and summons Argentina's ambassador after Argentine president Javier Milei made remarks deemed derogatory about Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes at a political event in São Paulo. 2026-05-12 0037bc5f3efb02ac19b9f103c34dcd2b0fa3e016 49 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2026/05/12/brazilian-president-lula-da-silva-announces-the-formal-creation-of-the-ministry-of-public-security-after-its-previous-it Brazilian president Lula da Silva announces the formal creation of the Ministry of Public Security after its previous iteration was folded into the Ministry of Justice in 2019. 2026-04-30 8a1eaf63df6d5f2d37103b4f4c92fb71cd92271d 35 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2026/04/30/the-brazilian-national-congress-overrides-a-veto-by-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-to-reduce-the-sentence-of-former The Brazilian National Congress overrides a veto by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro for a coup-related conviction. 2025-12-17 d1623245f93c46414c1811772e8f0baab2eeabd4 9 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/12/17/the-brazilian-senate-approves-a-bill-that-reduces-penalties-for-certain-crimes-including-attempted-coup-which-could-si The Brazilian Senate approves a bill that reduces penalties for certain crimes, including attempted coup, which could significantly shorten former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence. The bill now heads to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for signature. 2025-11-20 96093d61895b046fc3cab68a624316928743bece 22 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/11/20/brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-appoints-attorney-general-jorge-messias-to-the-supreme-federal-court-to-fi Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appoints Attorney General Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal Court to fill the seat that retired justice Luís Roberto Barroso vacated, pending Senate confirmation. 2025-11-18 0bb2af34571e78e53c9635ef428dfb9d3d4c3d7a 18 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/11/18/brazil-s-supreme-federal-court-sentences-three-army-officers-and-a-federal-police-officer-to-21-24-years-in-prison-after Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences three army officers and a federal police officer to 21–24 years in prison after finding them guilty of participating in a plot to kill then-president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other officials to prevent the 2023 transfer of power. The court rules that the group helped plan the broader coup attempt linked to former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was previously convicted in the same case. 2025-10-23 b3a17e012f500e44d90c918b4afee12d93fc17ee 15 2026 Brazilian general election Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 4 /feed/2025/10/23/at-a-meeting-with-indonesian-counterpart-prabowo-subianto-brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-announces-his-b At a meeting with Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces his bid for a fourth non-consecutive term in next year's election. 2025-09-11 e7e84ff3c5c0c060576d45d1b35e764c236ca352 18 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/09/11/the-brazilian-supreme-federal-court-convicts-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-of-plotting-a-coup-in-2022-after-he-lost-th The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court convicts former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the election to Lula and imposes a 27-year prison sentence. 2025-07-9 a4b5ca334717f68001cf6723bd6c842327f03bcd /feed/2025/07/9/us-president-donald-trump-announces-a-50-tariff-on-most-imports-into-the-united-states-from-brazil-in-a-letter-addres U.S. president Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on most imports into the United States from Brazil in a letter addressed to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and citing the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. The tariffs take effect from August 1. 1752155809 2025-07-9 6eb2e1887f9221b64496ccf11ecc1dae39dfa47d 11 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/07/9/us-president-donald-trump-announces-a-50-tariff-on-most-imports-into-the-united-states-from-brazil-starting-august-1 U.S. president Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on most imports into the United States from Brazil starting August 1, in a letter addressed to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and citing the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. 2025-06-3 6f590b2e6bced7e9ecb6266d534329e24251b5f2 14 Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/06/3/brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-says-that-he-will-defend-supreme-court-chief-alexandre-de-moraes-from-pote Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that he will defend Supreme Court chief Alexandre de Moraes from potential U.S. sanctions, which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened over the ongoing trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. /feed/2026/08/2/incumbent-brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-formally-announces-his-candidacy-for-a-fourth-term-as-the-worker AFP via France 24 2 d7f636bc61bd4862cd6db7c5d7d19d68943c617e 8 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260802-brazil-s-lula-launches-fourth-term-bid-as-trump-looms-over-campaign 2026 Incumbent Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announces his candidacy for a fourth term as the Workers' Party's nominee in October’s presidential election.