The Irish Times

Divided Brazil faces another dysfunctional presidential contest

Former president Lula, whose conviction has been annulled, set to run against Bolsonaro

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 17:45

Cash found ‘between buttocks’ of Bolsonaro ally in police raid

Brazilian senator Chico Rodrigues found hiding money by police investigating corruption

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 16:35

Brazil’s Bolsonaro buys ratings amid awful pandemic performance

São Paulo Letter: President gains in popularity among the poor with social payments

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 16:26

Bolsonaro makes power grab on federal university system

Brazil’s congress plans to block president’s move to use Covid-19 crisis to control colleges

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 18:56

Coronavirus: Packed Brazilian jails lead to fears of calamity

Relatives of prisoners fearful loved ones will catch virus in chronically overcrowded jails

Tue May 19 2020 - 19:00

Brazil’s star justice minister resigns in blow to Jair Bolsonaro

Sérgio Moro’s exit weakens president, with protests breaking out within seconds of his announcement

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 17:00

Suspicion surrounds police killing of Adriano Nóbrega

Bolsonaro’s son employed Nóbrega’s wife and mother while he was a state deputy

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 18:56

Brazil prosecutors charge journalist Glenn Greenwald with hacking

Greenwald accused of helping obtain messages between top officials in corruption case

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 19:48

Brazil judge orders release of ex-president Lula from prison

Politically charged supreme court ruling could free other high-profile convicts

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 21:14

Brazil’s president furious over report linking him to Marielle Franco murder

Claim man charged with the murder visited Bolsonaro’s gated community hours before the killing

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 20:45

Bolsonaro chooses prosecutor of like mind on environment

Brazil’s president is a long-standing critic of country’s environmental protection regime

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 18:27

Death toll from Brazil prison riot rises to at least 57

A number of victims reportedly decapitated as rival gangs clash in jail in city of Altamira

Tue Jul 30 2019 - 09:52

Bolsonaro threatens US journalist with jail over ‘Car Wash’ leaks

Glenn Greenwald cannot be expelled legally from Brazil, president admits

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 20:11

Brazilian court rejects latest attempt to free Lula from jail

Former president is serving eight years for corruption and money-laundering

Wed Jun 26 2019 - 19:29

First big judicial test for Brazil’s Car Wash investigation

Defence team of ex-president Lula to seek his release over claim judge was biased against him

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 20:00

Brazil’s highest court now mired in unfolding political crisis

Behaviour of former judge, now minister for justice, and prosecutors called into question

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 19:09

Brazil’s crusading anti-graft minister caught in eye of political storm

Revelations emerge about Bolsonaro favourite Sérgio Moro’s role in Car Wash inquiry

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 18:35

Brazil’s justice minister accused of collaborating to jail ex-president Lula

The Intercept publishes messages between then judge Sergio Moro and prosecutors

Tue Jun 11 2019 - 09:07

Brazil’s political crisis deepens after Bolsonaro supporters protest

President stokes stand-off with Congress after strong turnout for Sunday’s marches

Mon May 27 2019 - 15:59

Still believers: Lula’s supporters rally daily at fallen hero’s prison

Continuing vigil marks deep loyalty to former Brazil president after first year in jail

Sat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00

Brazil’s Bolsonaro names judge who jailed his rival as justice minister

Sergio Moro headed anti-corruption drive that led to jailing of former president Lula

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 09:45

‘Can we leave Brazil if Bolsonaro becomes president?’ my daughter pleaded

We thought a gun-loving misogynist would never be elected. We were wrong

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 14:15

Brazil’s former president Lula loses graft conviction appeal

Court decision a major blow to Lula’s efforts to contest presidential elections in October

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 19:18

Brazil braced for Lula’s high-stakes appeal of graft conviction

Court ruling against former president may sideline candidate for October election

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00

Operation Car Wash: Brazil’s endemic corruption laid bare

Presidents, politics and big business have become embroiled in a scandal that has cost the country over €33bn so far

Sat Oct 07 2017 - 02:00

Lula defies corruption conviction by launching 2018 presidential campaign

Brazil’s former president, facing 10 years in prison, says witnesses lied to avoid jail

Thu Jul 13 2017 - 19:08

Lula appears in court in Brazil to face graft charges

Former president accused of corruption in case he describes as a ‘political witch hunt’

Wed May 10 2017 - 19:36

Brazilian politicians still feel the heat from Petrobras scandal

From the president on down, Brasília’s political elite dangle as federal judges circle

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 01:00

Former Brazil president Lula to stand trial on corruption charges

Lula denies allegations of accepting €1m in bribes from Petrobras and other companies

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 14:22

Lula’s legal woes threaten legacy of popular ex-leader

Corruption charges may jeopardise plan by former president of Brazil to seek office again

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 16:49

Brazil’s new government loses key minister to scandal

Romero Juca steps down after leaked tape suggests he sought to block graft inquiry

Tue May 24 2016 - 12:38

Brazilian judge sentences Lula's ex-chief of staff to 23 years

Jose Dirceu, a top power broker in the leftist Workers Party, jailed over bribery scandal

Wed May 18 2016 - 20:11

Protests erupt across Brazil after release of taped phonecall

Thousands call for the resignation of President Roussef and arrest of predecessor Lula

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 11:26