According to a poll carried out by the DataPoder360 institute, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva has strengthened his leadership in the race to the 2018 election

Lula was found guilty of accepting bribes from the engineering firm OAS in the form of a beachfront apartment in Guaruja

Lula was sentenced Wednesday to nine years and six months in prison for allegations of being implicated in the Petrobras corruption network

Although the trial is expected to be resumed next June, it could take up to a year before a verdict is reached

His Holiness had been invited to commemorate the 300-year anniversary of the appearance of Our Lady of Aparecida, the principal patroness of Brazil

The protesters denounced cuts to social programs and demanded protection of human rights on the ocassion of the celebration of Brazilian Independence Day

The Brazilian Senate has approved, by 59 votes in favor against 21, a request to put the constitutional president Dilma Rousseff on trial for abuse of responsibility

Lula has expressed interest in running in the 2018 election, saying that the more he and his ally Rousseff are attacked, the more likely he is to run

Without any explanation, the acting president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Waldir Maranhao, today revoked his decision to cancel the session during which the impeachment request against Dilma Rousseff was admitted

A group of Brazilians today walked through streets of New York in a call for the cessation of actions to overthrow President Dilma Rousseff