Also known as: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva · Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva · Brazil's President · incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva · President Lula
Incumbent leftist President of Brazil facing runoff against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro in October 2026 election.
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Capital News
LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 5 — The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. …
Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first roundCitizen Digital
Trump-Lula: a relationship of dramatic ups and downs By AFP September 30, 2026 09:16 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Brazil's right-wing senator and presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Pa …
Trump-Lula: a relationship of dramatic ups and downsCitizen Digital
Brazil football clubs face massive sponsorship blow from betting ban By AFP September 30, 2026 08:40 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) speaks during a ceremony …
Brazil football clubs face massive sponsorship blow from betting banCitizen Digital
Brazil football clubs face massive sponsorship blow from betting ban By AFP September 30, 2026 08:40 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) speaks during a ceremony …
Brazil football clubs face massive sponsorship blow from betting banCitizen Digital
… ferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A deeply polarized Brazil heads to the polls on Sunday to choose between two starkly different visions for the country proposed by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …
What is at stake in Brazil's elections?Citizen Digital
… :40 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu reviews the honor guard during his welcome ceremony at Planalto Palace, before a meeting with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …
Nigeria suspends official visits to South Africa over anti-migrant violenceCitizen Digital
… By AFP September 03, 2026 03:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter China's President Xi Jinping makes a statement following the signing of bilateral agreements with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …
China's Xi urges against Mideast interference in rare Egypt visitCitizen Digital
… A left-wing coalition supporting the re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had accused Flavio Bolsonaro of violating the ban on using AI generated replicas of real people in political campaigns. …
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro cleared after AI video of father backing election bidCitizen Digital
… tions plummet By AFP August 28, 2026 01:37 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reviews the honour guard, on the day he meets Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …
South Africa sounds alarm as infant vaccinations plummetCitizen Digital
… red Trump By Reuters August 04, 2026 07:44 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reviews the honour guard, on the day he meets Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …
South African coalition party goes to court over law that angered TrumpRight-wing Flávio Bolsonaro won Brazil's first-round presidential election with 47.03% of votes to incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva's 45.16%, but fell short of the 50% needed to win outright. A runoff is scheduled for 25 October between the two candidates.
5 October 2026 · Capital News →
Right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro won Brazil's first-round presidential election with 47.03% of votes to incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva's 45.16%, but fell short of the 50% needed to win outright. A runoff is scheduled for 25 October between the two candidates.
5 October 2026 · Capital News →
US President Donald Trump is backing right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil's hotly contested election, hoping for a conservative ally who has pledged to join Trump's Shield of the Americas security initiative. Trump has also expressed "excellent chemistry" with incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva despite turbulent trade relations between the nations.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Lula signed a provisional measure banning online sports betting platforms, which are the main sponsors of fourteen of the twenty clubs in Brazil's top-flight Brasileirao league, leaving multi-million dollar deals in limbo.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Lula banned online sports betting platforms, which are the main sponsors of fourteen of the twenty clubs in Brazil's top-flight Brasileirao, leaving multi-million dollar deals in limbo. Brazilian clubs have dominated South American rivals in recent years, winning the last seven Copa Libertadores titles flush with cash from betting sponsors.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A polarized Brazil votes Sunday between leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, with stakes including whether the country remains a regional leftist bastion or follows Latin America's recent rightward shift.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria's National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and ordered a boycott of South African-hosted legislative activities following reports of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals, with the directive covering lawmakers, parliamentary committees, and National Assembly staff until further notice.
12 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Chinese President Xi Jinping, on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, urged Middle Eastern countries to oppose "external interference" and said Beijing was ready to work with regional states to safeguard maritime shipping amid the US-Iran conflict.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court acquitted presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of violating electoral law after he broadcast a deepfake video of his father endorsing his candidacy. The court ruled that the convention where the video was shown occurred before the official start of election season.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Africa's health department said more than a third of babies received no vaccines at the start of 2026, with the proportion of unvaccinated children under one year old tripling from 12 percent in 2017 to 36 percent this year to April. The department warned the decline leaves hundreds of thousands of infants at risk of life-threatening illnesses and called for urgent action to halt the decline and avert a surge in preventable diseases.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, filed a court challenge to the Expropriation Act, which allows the state to seize land without compensation in the public interest. The law, signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in January 2025, has caused friction within the coalition ahead of November municipal elections.
4 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Bola Tinubu has approved an expansion of Nigeria's army from eight to 12 divisions with the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel, as the government seeks to bolster its response to persistent security threats. Four new divisions will be established in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City, to be implemented in two phases with some operational by September and others by December.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US announced a 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, effective July 22, citing unfair trade practices; Brazil condemned the move Thursday and promised reciprocal measures. Some products including beef, coffee, and certain aircraft parts are exempted.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United States has announced a 25 percent tariff on various imports from Brazil, effective July 22, following a year-long investigation into policies it says harm US commerce. Brazil has condemned the measure and promised reciprocal action, with President Lula's office noting that most US imports already enter Brazil duty-free.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Brazil's top court barred presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, until after the first round of October elections. The suspension came after Flavio read out a handwritten letter from his father on YouTube, violating Jair's ban from using social media directly or through a third party.
14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Brazil's goalkeeper will wear a green kit instead of the originally approved red one against Scotland in the World Cup, reflecting a deeper political conflict over the national team's colors. The yellow and green have been co-opted by far-right conservatives aligned with former president Jair Bolsonaro, while President Luiz Inacio Lula is seeking to reclaim them; red represents the left and his party.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Brazil's goalkeeper Alisson Becker will wear a green kit rather than red when Brazil faces Scotland in the World Cup on Wednesday, reflecting a deeper political dispute in Brazil where the national team's iconic yellow and green colors have been co-opted by conservatives aligned with far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, while leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula seeks to reclaim them.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Brazil's goalkeeper Alisson Becker will wear a green kit instead of a red one FIFA originally approved for the team's final Group C World Cup match against Scotland. The change reflects Brazil's political tensions, with yellow and green co-opted by far-right conservatives and red associated with left-wing president Lula's reelection campaign.
24 June 2026 · The Standard →
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge authorized police to interrogate former president Jair Bolsonaro over a nine-millimeter Glock pistol registered in his name that was confiscated from a member of his security team during a vehicle stop in Brasilia. Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, is under house arrest and will be questioned at his home on Tuesday.
20 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
G7 leaders, alongside G7 partner countries Kenya and Korea, agreed Tuesday to intensify efforts against human trafficking and migrant smuggling by dismantling organised criminal networks and disrupting their business models.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will run for re-election in January 2027 and is set to be named his All Progressives Congress party's candidate at a ceremony in Abuja on Sunday after winning the party's primary.
24 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Joint US and Nigerian military airstrikes over the weekend killed 175 Islamic State jihadists in northeastern Nigeria, including the group's global second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki. The strikes also destroyed checkpoints, weapons caches, and logistical hubs used by the terrorist group.
20 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria will spend about $11.6 billion (Ksh.1.4 trillion) servicing its debt in 2026, nearly half of its projected government revenue, President Bola Tinubu said at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. Tinubu called for an overhaul of the global financial system, saying debt-servicing costs are crowding out spending on infrastructure, healthcare and education.
14 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria's armed forces inaugurated a military court to try 36 serving officers accused of mutiny and plotting to overthrow the government in a botched coup attempt late last year. The government initially denied the alleged putsch before announcing in January that it had foiled the plan; separately, six civilians including a retired major general were charged in federal court earlier this week.
25 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →