Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 other people, including a Catholic priest, were charged by the country's Federal Police on Nov. 21, 2024, on suspicion of the crimes of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.

Two arms of Brazilian bishops’ conference: Throw the book against alleged coup plotters

Dec 21, 2024

By Monasa Narjara

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 other people were charged by the Federal Police on Nov. 21 on suspicion... Read more

Father José Eduardo de Oliveira e Silva has over 420,000 followers on Instagram and 130,000 on YouTube.

Priest accused of being involved in alleged plot to assassinate president of Brazil

Nov 22, 2024

By Monasa Narjara

According to authorities, the publication of the list of defendants in the final report of the investigation was authorized by... Read more

Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, speaks to the media on Oct. 22, 2023.

Brazil’s Congress nixes government funding of abortions, sex changes for minors

Dec 27, 2023

By ACI Digital

The measure was proposed by federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, and approved in the House... Read more

Pope Francis embraces Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Vatican on June 21, 2023.

Pope Francis and Brazil’s President Lula embrace during visit

Jun 21, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said the meeting took place in an atmosphere of “great sympathy and friendship,” the Vatican said. Read more

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, Jan. 18, 2018. Credit: BW Press/Shutterstock.

Cardinal criticizes Brazilian presidential candidate Lula for contradictory statement on abortion

Mar 29, 2022

By ACI Digital

Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo, has described the statement on abortion made by Brazilian presidential candidate and... Read more

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, Jan. 18, 2018. Credit: BW Press/Shutterstock.

Lula, Brazilian ex-president, thanks Pope Francis for solidarity after convictions nullified

Mar 10, 2021

The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, thanked Pope Francis for his solidarity on Wednesday, after his... Read more