Brazil's leftist former president still leads in the polls, but his bid could get complicated if the conservative incumbent continues to close the gap.
Countries that rely heavily on imported food and energy face the greatest risk of social and economic crises from the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Brazil: Lulaâs Return Means There Is Finally Some Hope for Workers
Despite being imprisoned for nearly two years, the centre-left leader enjoys far more popularity than President Jair Bolsonaro, who he could take on in the next elections.
Brazil s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Sao Bernardo do Campo near Sao Paulo, Brazil March 10, 2021.
World11/Mar/2021
On March 8, Brazilian Supreme Court judge Luiz Edson Fachin ruled to annul all of the former president Lula da Silvaâs convictions. Fachin said that the court that convicted Lula in the southern city of Curitiba did not have the legal authority to convict Brazilâs first Workersâ Party (PT) president. As such, he must be retried by a federal court in the capital city of BrasÃlia.