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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has eyed Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff as his successor in the 2010 presidential race, Justice Minister Tarso Genro said in an interview with Agencia Brasil Thursday. Genro, while denying any intention to seek the candidacy for Lula's Worker's Party in the 2010 election, said he supports Lula's decision. "As a member of the government and the president's...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil _ Four miles under the ocean's surface off Brazil's lush coast lie billions of barrels of recently discovered light crude _ a treasure that could transform the country into an oil superpower. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday discussed efforts to curb worsening global financial crisis with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the White House said. In his telephone call to Merkel, Bush discussed "various measures that the United States is taking to bring stability to the markets, as well as the importance for all countries to work...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Brasilia - US President George W Bush told Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Wednesday that a 700-billion- dollar rescue plan should be felt on US financial markets in close to two-and-a-half weeks, according to Lula's office. Bush spok...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Latin American countries Tuesday reacted differently to current world financial crisis with some urging for more support from developed nations and some taking active measures against it. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the so-called "casino set in the U.S. economy," adding that the poorest countries can not afford to take financial adventures. Lula said that he had tried to...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized on Tuesday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for lack of action in the midst of the international financial crisis. "When Brazil or Argentina faced a crisis, IMF always came to give tips and tell what to do or not to do. Where is the IMF now?" the president asked. In a speech to 3,000 metallurgical workers in the city of Angrados Reis, southwest...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro state the first semi-submersible oil platform in his country. The P-51 platform belongs to the state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras. It will operate in the Marlim Sul field, in the Campos Basin, 150 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, in waters 1,255 meters deep. The platform can produce up to 180,000 barrels...
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Cuba Journal (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Granma International Havana. October 7, 2008 RIO DE JANEIRO, October 6.—Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque today saluted Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, for his initiative of convening the Latin American-Caribbean Summit, scheduled for December 16-17th, PL reports. Speaking to the press in Copacabana while participating in the foreign ministers’ meeting prior to the Summit, Pérez...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
PRESIDENT LUIZ Inácio Lula da Silva was the big winner in local elections held on Sunday across Brazil, despite a surprisingly low vote for his candidate in South America’s biggest city.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Brasilia - Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said in no uncertain terms Monday that the current crisis in world markets is perhaps the worst since 1929, as he announced new measures adopted by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government...
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Time (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Supporters of the popular president do well in local elections, but not as well as expected
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France24 (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's ruling Workers' Party appeared to have held its ground Sunday in local elections marred by several fatal shootings and the arrests of some 100 candidates.
