Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Lula to launch official campaign for Brazil presidency

Brazil

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist ex-president, will open his campaign for Brazil’s October presidential election on Saturday, hoping to unseat far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and staging a stunning comeback four years after being imprisoned for corruption. More than a decade after leaving office as Brazil’s most popular president, the charismatic but tarnished 76-year-old … Read more

UN panel rules Brazil court violated Lula’s rights

UN

The prosecution of Brazilian ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on corruption allegations breached his right to an impartial trial, according to the UN Human Rights Committee. The judgment by the Geneva expert panel came as a triumph for the communist leader, who was imprisoned from April 2018 to November 2019, just as he prepares … Read more

Brazilian Footballer Ronaldinho seeks bail in fake passport case

Ronaldinho

Brazilian Footballer Ronaldinho seeks bail from Paraguayan authorities in fake passport case. As per details, Lawyers for Brazilian footballer trying to organize a hearing to get him temporarily released from detention. Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto arrested and held in pre-trial detention in Asuncion for entering Paraguay using forged documents. Lawyers trying to get the … Read more