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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.
2025-09-11

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoes 63 provisions of a congressional bill revising environmental licensing rules, removing measures that would have expanded fast-tracking of projects in sensitive areas such as the Amazon rainforest.
2025-08-8

Over thirty environmental organizations condemn Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's actions that contradict his calls for further global action against climate change, such as requests for drilling oil reserves near the Amazon River and paving the BR-319 roadway through the Amazon that they state contribute to ongoing wildfires.
2024-09-24

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly wins election to Brazil's presidency with 50.9% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the second-round run-off.
2022-10-30

On Independence Day, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and his main opponent, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, hold rallies in different cities to mark the anniversary.
2021-09-7

Several text and audio messages between Brazilian judge Sérgio Moro and lead prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol are leaked, casting doubt over the trial of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the grounds of illegal collaboration between court and prosecution. The leaks also point to interference in the 2018 elections by Operation Car Wash's task force officials.
2019-06-9

Clashes erupt outside the presidential palace in Brazil's capital Brasília between anti-Workers' Party protesters and supporters of ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, where he was due to be sworn in as President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff. Hundreds of anti-government protesters calling for Rousseff's impeachment and Lula's arrest also blocked the central Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city and economic hub.
2016-03-17

Former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is charged with money laundering.
2016-03-9

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs a decree promising Brazil's co-operation with United Nations sanctions against Iran.
2010-08-11

President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sends to Congress a bill proposing that corporal punishment, including spanking, be outlawed.
2010-07-15