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Israel summons Brazil’s ambassador after President Lula likened Israel’s actions in Gaza to Holocaust

Israel said on Sunday it is summoning the Brazilian ambassador to the country over what it says were “shameful and serious” remarks by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Speaking earlier Sunday at the African Union summit, Lula called Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip a “genocide.” “What is happening in the Gaza Strip …

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Brazil’s Lula proposes common South American currency

CNN  —  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed creating a common currency in the region during a meeting with South American heads of state in Brasilia on Tuesday. The single currency would apply to the Mercosur trade bloc, comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, in Lula’s vision. Talk of creating a common …

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Brazil’s Lula pitches ‘peace coalition’ for Ukraine, but he treads a thin line

Sao Paulo CNN  —  Calling for peace in Ukraine from thousands of miles away, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been trying to position himself as a possible mediating force in the conflict for months now. Without offering much detail on the plan, Lula, as he is known, seems to be fully embodying …

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Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration

São Paulo, Brazil CNN  —  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States on Friday, according to CNN Brasil, two days before the inauguration of his successor, President-elect Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. Bolsonaro took off from Brasília’s air base in a Brazilian Air Force plane. He was accompanied by advisers and first …

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Bolsonaro or Lula? As Brazil prepares to vote, here’s what to know

CNN  — As election day approaches in Brazil, the two leading presidential candidates – former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and current leader Jair Bolsonaro – have stepped up efforts to woo voters. But this is an arduous task in a country where 85 percent of voters say they have already made up their …

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