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President of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the ban on sports betting and online casinos in Brazil, a measure the Government considers necessary to combat the indebtedness of families and the mental health problems associated with the game.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva goes for a fourth term after decades of leading Brazil's policy. Born in poverty, cured at work, formed in trade union, his ability to put himself in the elector's shoes has driven him over and over again. Without a significant relief in its in-sight training and with challenges, such as insecurity, Trump's tariff pressure or the economy, it leads one of the last strongholds to resist the advancement of the extreme right in Latin America.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the ban on online gambling and digital casinos in Brazil, a decision that reaches just nine days from the presidential and legislative elections and which the Government presents as a measure to protect the finances of families. The decision is a turn for a sector that Lula's own administration had regulated and that in recent years became a multi-million-dollar business.
Only nine days after the federal and presidential elections in Brazil, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva banned online betting, which, according to experts, are responsible for much of the debt of families in Brazil. With this measure it seeks to limit the action of online casinos and sports betting platforms. Lula has also committed to sending a bill to the National Congress. Report from our correspondent, Valeria Saccone.
The economy in Foz do Iguaçu is in crisis and many blame President and candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. This border city lives from the tourism of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Centre and from trade, but sales have fallen and GDP has been retracted by about 3%. In 2022, Jair Bolsonaro received 66% of the votes in Foz do Iguaçu, and since then Paraná, in southern Brazil, has become an increasingly conservative state. Report from our correspondent Valeria Saccone and Fanny Lothaire.
Brazil is preparing for the presidential and legislative elections on 4 October, in a scenario marked by political polarization, insecurity and government wear-off. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are taking part in an adjusted dispute according to several surveys, while the composition of the Congress will be decisive for the next term. With about 158 million voters called, we analyze the keys to a vote that can redefine the direction of the South American giant. Link of France 24 follows the electoral pulse of Brazil.
The octogenary and historical leader of the Brazilian progressive Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is trying to conquer a new term in front of Flávio, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, convicted and detained for attempted coup. With new discussion themes and up-to-date profiles, polarization is renewed and seems as adjusted as in 2022.
Less than two weeks after the presidential elections, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivered a speech to the UN General Assembly marked by the election campaign. He denounced "hegemonic temptations" and external interference in Latin America, defended the Brazilian electoral system and warned that "democracy is again in check."
Brazil is going through one of the most serious crises in recent years and the epicenter is paradoxically in the institution that over the last decade has become the bulwark of the defence of democracy: the Supreme Court. The fracture in the maximum cut takes place in the middle of a polarized presidential campaign, in which the ultra-decerechist Flávio Bolsonaro and the left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are also splashed. Who loses and who benefits?
The recent surveys of the Quaest survey for the next presidential elections in Brazil on 4 October showed, for the first time, a technical tie between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. From Rio de Janeiro, our correspondent, Valeria Saccone, extended the details.
In his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations, Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, criticized the "inaction" of the UN Security Council, referred to the conflict in the Middle East and the consequences of the closure of the Strait of Ormuz. Lula also spoke about international cooperation and the energy transition. Here's the whole speech.
In the midst of strong security measures, more than in the other editions, the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York begins. On September 22, António Guterres will deliver his last speech as UN Secretary General, in which he is expected to ask to invest in dialogue, diplomacy and prevention, as well as to advocate for peace. The first world leader to intervene will be Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, followed by American President Donald Trump. Speeches are expected to focus on global conflicts, the
The US President's Government, Donald Trump, demanded in October 2025 the Government of the Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to allow the participation of "political dissidents" in this year's presidential elections, as part of the negotiation on Brazilian export tariffs, as revealed by a local newspaper. In Brazil, tensions are increasing over possible American interference in the elections. Report from our correspondent, Valeria Saccone.
