Lula said he wants to turn Brazil, one of the world’s top food producers, into a green superpower. US SUPPORT. In his first decisions as president, Lula restored the authority of the government ...

Why It Matters: Lula, a former union leader, was president of Brazil from 2003-2010, a particularly good time to be running the country given the global commodities boom underway.

Brazil’s government is studying potential responses to further sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump, including a limit on dividend payments by U.S. companies with operations in Brazil,

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called a U.S. decision to impose visa bans on officials involved in former President Jair Bolsonaro's trial "arbitrary" and "baseless," and said foreign interference in the judiciary was "unacceptable.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism by the environmental minister who floated the possibility of a presidential veto.

Trump revokes visas for Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes, court allies and family members over prosecution of the former Brazilian president.