As polls show him slipping, Brazil’s Lula names VP as running mate

SAO PAULO: Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva on Tuesday named his vice president as his running mate in October’s election in Brazil, as polls show the veteran leftist president slipping to a dead heat with his main opponent.At the age of 80 Lula will be seeking a fourth term as he faces off against Flavio […]

Read More

‘Supreme humiliation’: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor; ‘concrete possibility’ of him fleeing, says SC

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, the Supreme Court of the country said. The development followed federal police raids on Bolsonaro’s residence and his party’s headquarters in Brasília, carried out under the order, reported AP. As part of the order, the former president is barred from […]

Read More