Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he plans to contact Donald Trump to express concern over the US military buildup near Venezuela, warning that the situation could destabilize South America.

"We are not going to repeat the mistake made in the war between Russia and Ukraine" said Lula, adding that he is "very worried" about the military escalation in the Caribbean

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads all potential right-wing challengers for the 2026 election, while his approval ratings have climbed in recent months, a poll by research institute MDA showed on Tuesday.

Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to avoid jail went awry Saturday, when police detained the former Brazilian president after he took a soldering iron to a court-mandated ankle monitor and sparked fears that he planned to flee.

Brazil’s federal police have formally accused former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct. Almeida was fired last year over these allegations.

The G20 summit in South Africa and the COP30 climate summit in Brazil show multilateralism is very much alive, despite efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to dismantle it, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Sunday.

From the minute Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bet the US leader was going all-in on a weak hand. The wager paid off Thursday, when Trump limped away from the battle.

Brazil’s leader, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, says he wants the future of the Amazon rainforest to be built around a major fund that will pay countries to keep their forests standing

Washington wielded trade policy to try to save Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro from jail. Now he is in custody, and Brazil’s current president is enjoying a popularity boost.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was awarded an honorary PhD in political science, development, and international cooperation from the Pedagogical University of Maputo (PUM) this week. Lula is visiting the country after participating in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa).

Two global power players will spend Wednesday pushing negotiators to find compromises at United Nations climate talks in Brazil’s Belém, where a self-imposed deadline is rushing up fast. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres roamed the meeting rooms on Tuesday,