Tag: Brazil elections 2018

Far right candidate wins Brazil presidential poll

BRASILIA: Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, promising to clean up politics, shrink the state and crack down on crime,...

Without Lula, right wing and green candidates lead Brazil’s presidential race:...

SAO PAULO: Environmentalist Marina Silva and right wing politician Jair Bolsonaro would be leading candidates in Brazil’s presidential election if jailed former President Luiz...

Brazil army commander ‘repudiates impunity’ on eve of Lula ruling

SAO PAULO: The commander of Brazil’s army ratcheted up tension on the eve of a Supreme Court decision on whether former President Luiz Inacio...

Shots fired at campaign buses of Brazil ex-president Lula

BRASILIA: At least two buses in the election campaign caravan of former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hit by gunfire on...