The WhatsApp ‘general’ behind Lula’s election comeback in Brazil
Andre Janones built a WhatsApp army of nearly 11 million subscribers. Did it help Lula win?
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Andre Janones built a WhatsApp army of nearly 11 million subscribers. Did it help Lula win?
Right-wing media is crying foul over Lula’s win, floating conspiracy theories
The escalation comes a day after Bolsonaro lost what Trump called a “rigged” election.
Twenty-one days and an "army" of voters is all it took for a social media movement to grow so vocal it delivered Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva an historic fourth presidential term.
The result of Sunday’s presidential election derailed some $6 billion in corporate equity sales lined up post-election.
The Trump-Lula relationship may have thawed, but several issues could reignite tensions between the two leaders.
On Monday morning, the “Big Three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC each dedicated a news brief on their lead morning shows to the results of the Brazilian presidential election, with far-left incumbent Luiz Inácio...
Lula’s victory shows that a broad democratic coalition, mobilizing in the streets and online, can defeat a far-right candidate even amid a regional shift to the right.
After the rejoicing, it will be vital to learn the lessons. The rightward shift is neither inevitable nor irreversible, but progressives cannot rest for a moment, says commentator Jordana Timerman
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Lula won through a resonant message and new outreach success on social media. But governing in the face of a strong right at home and in Washington won’t be easy.
Regional and global leaders congratulated Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after he defeated opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.
Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro with 51.8% of the vote in Sunday's runoff election.
Two days before his 81st birthday, Brazil's president clinches a historic fourth term. But his opponent is refusing to accept defeat.
A tougher message on crime, a savvy social media strategy, and a welfare boost helped the 80-year-old leftist secure an unprecedented fourth term.
Lula’s defeat of far right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is a massive win for Brazil’s cinema and the environment, health service and democracy.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made history on Sunday, setting a record for Brazil and the rest of Latin America by becoming the first president to win a fourth term – and he did so days before turning 81, an...
The right-wing wave sweeping Latin America looked certain to claim its greatest prize Sunday.
The international community on Monday congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after his stunning re-election in a runoff with right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. The region's left-leani...
A U.S.-backed rare-earth deal shows how American strategic gains can survive a political setback in Brazil.
The 80-year-old leftist overturned a first-round deficit to beat Flávio Bolsonaro by roughly 3.6 points, as world leaders hail a result that bucks the region's rightward drift.
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO >> Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, the country’s electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and...
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of U.S. President Donald Trump and keeps som...
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of President Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of Mr. Trump and keeps some distance between Latin America's...