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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stories: 27 news summaries

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 Congrats, Rio; Now Get to Work 

Brazil has some serious cleaning to get ready for 2016 Olympics

Oct 4, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rio de Janeiro waltzed into Copenhagen on Friday, elbowed a couple of superpowers aside, whispered in the IOC's ear, and made off with the 2016 Olympics. But now in the cold light of day, Brazil has some serious roll-up-the-sleeves work to do. Its onetime oceanside gem now hangs on a... More »

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crime • Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • 2016 Olympics

Can Rio Beat Chicago? Brazil Prez Says 'Yes, We Can'

Lula borrows from Obama before Olympic vote tomorrow

Oct 1, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Brazilian president, in Copenhagen after some serious politicking to win the 2016 Olympics for Rio de Janeiro, used a certain Chicagoan's slogan to promote his bid today. "Yes we can!" Lula told reporters today, dismissing concerns that the developing nation can fund the Games. "For... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • IOC

 Coup Leaders Crack 
 Down in Honduras 

Regime curtails freedoms as Zelaya remains holed up

Sep 28, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The interim government in Honduras moved to prevent protests late last night, outlawing public assemblies and giving the army broad new arrest powers. Manuel Zelaya, who has been holed up for a week in Tegucigalpa's Brazilian embassy alongside about 65 family members, has called on his supporters to take to... More »

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • embassy • Central America • Honduras • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

 Honduras Barricades Zelaya, 
 Cuts Off Water, Electricity 

Ousted president and 70 others trapped inside Brazilian embassy

Sep 23, 09 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Security forces in Honduras barricaded ousted president Manuel Zelaya inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa overnight, cutting off water, electricity, and telephone service to the building. Zelaya and about 70 other people are enduring a de facto siege, reports the Guardian; troops are stationed on nearby rooftops, speakers are blasting... More »

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Latin America • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Honduras • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Honduran army

(Newser) - Barack Obama endured a bit of good-natured ribbing at the G8 today from Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, who raved about his country's come-from-behind victory over the US in the finals of soccer's Confederation Cup. The Brazilian leader gave Obama a signed jersey and used his catchphrase, "... More »

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Barack Obama • G8 summit • soccer • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • US Soccer • Robert Gibbs • L'Aquila • Confederations Cup

 Chilly Reception 
 Awaits Obama 
 at Summit 

Odds are, summit will be full of awkward moments

Apr 15, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama got a warm welcome on his recent Europe trip, but he shouldn't expect the same from Latin America, the Washington Post reports. At the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, the new president is likely to face some tough questions, and potentially awkward moments, as... More »

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Latin America • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Evo Morales • Daniel Ortega • Hugo Chávez • Obama administration • financial crisis • President Obama • economic policies • economic crisis • Summit of the Americas

Brazil Prez Blames
'Blue-Eyed Whites' for Mess

Brazilian president doesn't know a 'single black banker'

Mar 27, 09 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's black and indigenous people are paying the price for the blunders of "blue-eyed" bankers, Brazil's president declared yesterday. "This crisis was fostered and boosted by irrational behavior of some people who are white, blue-eyed," Lula da Silva said at a press conference in Brazil with... More »

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race • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • bankers • financial crisis • Howard Stern Grid

Museum Tells Brazil's Story
in 10,000 Voices

Oral history project offers unadulterated look at sprawling nation

Mar 16, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most historical museums focus on the rich and powerful, but in sprawling Sao Paulo, an uncommon museum tells the story of Brazil from the perspective of more than 10,000 ordinary citizens. The Museum of the Person gathers the stories of a barber, a coconut breaker, a convicted felon, and... More »

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Brazil • museum • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Sao Paulo • oral history

President:
Don't Worry About T-Bills

Investors, especially China, should have 'absolute confidence'

Mar 14, 09 9:48 PM CDT
(AP) - T-bills are safe bets, says President Obama. In response to the much-publicized worry expressed by Beijing about its US assets, Obama today offered a clear response: "I think that not just the Chinese government, but every investor, can have absolute confidence in the soundness of investments in the United... More »

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China • Europe • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • economy • President Obama

(Newser) - World leaders wanting to pal around with President Obama could learn from his easy banter with Brazil's president, Reuters reports. Visiting the White House today, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Obama got reporters laughing. "You know, I would love a trip to the Amazon," Obama said after... More »

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Barack Obama • ethanol • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Father's Quest for Son Strains US-Brazil Ties

4-year custody battle becomes political preoccupation

Mar 13, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama meets his Brazilian counterpart tomorrow, and a likely topic of conversation will be an 8-year-old boy, the Washington Post reports. Sean Goldman’s mother whisked him from Newark to Brazil 4 years ago without telling his father—an act both countries agree violated international law and is... More »

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Barack Obama • parenting • Brazil • kidnapping • parents • abduction • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Sean Goldman • Hague Abduction Convention

Brazil Prez Flouts Church, Backs Abortion Docs

Girl has popular support

Mar 11, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brazil’s president today attacked the archbishop who excommunicated the doctors who performed an abortion on a 9-year-old rape victim. The girl had allegedly been impregnated with twins by her stepfather, who was not disciplined when Jose Cardoso Sobrinho excommunicated the girl’s mother and her doctors. “In this... More »

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abortion • Catholic Church • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • child rape • Bill Maher Grid

 It's Carnival! 
 (But Crisis 
 Hangover 
 Looms) 

Money dries up, but Brazil keeps on partying

Feb 23, 09 8:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Wednesday is the start of Lent, but until then millions are sambaing in the streets of Brazil in the days-long bacchanal known as Carnival. While the celebrations in Rio de Janiero are as big as ever, the economic crisis is taking its toll on the massive party. Corporate sponsorship for... More »

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Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • samba • Carnival • economic downturn

(Newser) - The plans outlined by global leaders at the meeting to deal with the financial crisis reflect a shifting balance of power, with emerging economies such as Brazil, India, and China gaining influence, the Washington Post reports. And the Europeans largely got what they wanted from the summit, French President... More »

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Canada • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Brazil • Group of Eight • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Group of Seven • financial crisis • economic downturn

 As World Economies
 Falter, Brazil Sambas

New economic powerhouse withstanding tremors

Jul 31, 08 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Economies worldwide are stalling, with growth slowing to a trickle and markets seizing up. But in Brazil, long a laggard on the international stage, the economy is growing at the largest rate in three decades. Good government, progressive social programs, and newly discovered resources have allowed Brazil to finally take... More »

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Latin America • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • South America • emerging markets • boom economy • BRICs

Brazil Cracks Down on Booze

With alcohol abuse on the rise, president pushes for even more regulation

Feb 20, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The president of Brazil is pushing for stricter alcohol regulations following the release of two studies showing more Brazilians are abusing alcohol and at an earlier age, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The government has already temporarily banned the sale of alcohol on federal highways, and President Luiz Inacio Lula... More »

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advertising • alcohol • Brazil • beer • alcohol abuse • drunk driving • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazil Govt. Targets Carnival Debauchery

Sex-crazed partygoers get free condoms, morning-after pills

Jan 29, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - As Brazil prepares to indulge in the 5-day party known as Carnival, the president is spearheading a campaign to get samba-crazed revelers to practice safe sex and drink in moderation. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Brazilians to have fun in his weekly radio address, AFP reports, but reminded them... More »

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contraception • AIDS • Catholic Church • Brazil • condom • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • safe sex • samba • Carnival • morning after pill • Recife

Despite Laws, Amazon Jungle Disappearing

Even president's tough new measures may not halt rapid deforestation

Jan 27, 08 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The deforestation of the Amazon jungle is speeding up, and Brazil may be unable to stop it, Time magazine reports. Over the last five months an estimated 2,700 square miles of forest have been cleared—more than twice the size of Rhode Island. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... More »

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climate change • global warming • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • deforestation • rain forest • Amazon rainforest • Amazon.com

Brazil Prez: Fidel 'Healthy, Lucid'

Lula signs economic pacts to help Cuba through transition

Jan 16, 08 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - After meeting with Fidel Castro, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday the 81-year-old leader was "incredibly lucid," healthy, and "ready to assume his political role in Cuba and the role he has in history." Lula met earlier with Raul Castro, who has been... More »

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Latin America • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Raul Castro

Oscar Niemeyer Threw Life a Curve or Two

The Brazilian architect, famed for his spiraling designs, turns 100

Dec 16, 07 6:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Oscar Niemeyer turned 100 this weekend, but the famed Brazilian architect is still planning for the best years of his life: he’s still developing bold designs—including a museum that resembles a giant eye—starting a magazine, and he recently remarried. Niemeyer, who soared to fame in 1956 after... More »

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architecture • Fidel Castro • Brazil • revolution • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Communism • Oscar Niemeyer

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