Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

October 31, 2026 12:22 PM

India-Brazil Strategic Partnership Expanding Across Defence, Aerospace and Space: MEA Secretary

Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon has highlighted the growing strategic partnership between India and Brazil, emphasising their longstanding ties and expanding cooperation across key sectors, including defence, aerospace and space. Addressing Brazil's National Day celebrations in New Delhi on Friday, Tandon said the partnership was helping both countries navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical environment. He conveyed India's greetings to the people and gover...

October 30, 2026 4:31 PM

Brazil’s Lula to reap gains from Bolsonaro family flight

Flavio Bolsonaro did leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a huge favor by fleeing his legal problems in Brazil to declare himself Brazil's rightful "leader" from his new home in the United States, analysts and Brazilian officials said. Bolsonaro's departure, which came after he refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, weakens an emboldened conservative opposition in Brazil's Congress and lends credibility to Lula's accusations of US meddling to help the Bo...

October 28, 2026 12:35 PM

Flavio Bolsonaro and family to receive US visas after leaving Brazil, State Department says

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, three sources said, with the US State Department due to grant him and his family entry visas. Bolsonaro, who has yet to concede to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left Brazil after refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. The ruling relates to a money laundering probe in which he denies wrongdoing. The location of Flavio, his ...

October 27, 2026 9:50 AM

Trump says Brazil election looked ‘rigged’, defeated Bolsonaro’s party recognizes Lula win

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's surprise win inBrazil's presidential vote "looked like another rigged election," although the party of defeated right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro later acknowledged the result. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat in Sunday's presidential election, saying he would seek the annulment of Lula's victory after the Supreme Court extended voting by two hours. ...

October 26, 2026 12:00 PM

PM Modi congratulates Lula on his re-election as President of Brazil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his "remarkable re-election victory" and said he is looking forward to working closely with him to further deepen and expand the multifaceted strategic partnership between the two countries. "Heartiest congratulations to my dear friend, President Lula, on his remarkable re-election victory. I look forward to working closely with him to further deepen and expand the multifaceted India-Brazil Str...

October 26, 2026 9:19 AM

Lula, Brazil’s iconic working class president, wins fourth term in dramatic comeback

Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the presidential runoff election, securing a fourth presidential election victory, according to official results released by the country’s Superior Electoral Court. With 99.89 per cent of the votes counted, Lula, the candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, secured 51.78 per cent of the valid votes, defeating Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party, who received 48.23 per cent. Flavio Bolsonaro is the son of former Brazilian Pre...

May 6, 2026 9:46 AM

Brazil’s Lula to raise organized crime in talks with Trump this week

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will bring up the topic of an agreement to combat organized crime in his meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump this week, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said on Tuesday. The countries can do "important work in combating transnational organized crime," Alckmin told news channel GloboNews, adding that Lula has already raised the agreement with Trump and will do so again at their meeting. Lula and Trump are expected to meet on Thursday, following a ...

February 22, 2026 6:29 PM

Brazilian President Lula calls India a ‘democratic brother of the Global South’, sets $30 billion trade target

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday described India as a “democratic brother of the Global South” and set an ambitious target of raising bilateral trade to $30 billion, underscoring the growing strategic and economic partnership between the two countries. Speaking at the India-Brazil Economic Forum in New Delhi during his fifth visit to India, President Lula highlighted the deep-rooted similarities between the two nations and emphasised that their relationship is built o...

February 22, 2026 5:15 PM

India, Brazil ink MoU to boost postal cooperation

India and Brazil on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the postal sector, marking a significant step forward in expanding bilateral collaboration in postal services, digital transformation, and inclusive service delivery. The agreement was signed by Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Brazil’s Minister of Communications Frederico de Siqueira Filho during the State Visit of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to I...

February 22, 2026 6:29 PM

Piyush Goyal urges India-Brazil trade expansion beyond $15 billion

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday called for a significant expansion of India-Brazil trade beyond the current $15 billion, urging businesses from both countries to pursue deeper collaboration in defence, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and emerging technologies. Addressing the plenary session of the India-Brazil Business Forum in New Delhi, Goyal noted that bilateral trade had grown by 25 per cent in the past year to reach $15 billion but described the figure as �...