U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a Thursday press conference in Rio de Janeiro that the United States disagrees profoundly with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s recent comments comparing the situation in Gaza to the Holocaust. During the same press conference, however, Mr. Blinken also praised the South American leader after […]
President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation with Brazil’s newly-elected president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the White House announced on Monday, noting that the socialist leader will visit Washington in early February “for in-depth consultations on a wide-ranging shared agenda.” In a joint statement released by Biden and Lula, the two leaders pledged to […]
Facebook owner Meta announced on Monday that it will start to remove and block content that “supports or praises” the Jan. 8. breach of government buildings in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Since the outcome of the country’s national election on Oct. 30, 2022, mass protests have been held by supporters of former President Jair […]
Over 400 people have been arrested after government buildings in Brazil were breached and attacked over the weekend. Those include the country’s Congress, Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in the capital of Brasilia. It comes a week after President Lula da Silva was inaugurated. NTD spoke to Marcos Schotgues, the Editor-in-Chief of The Epoch […]
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva late on Jan. 8 visited the nation’s presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court to assess the damage after rioters breached and defaced the three buildings earlier in the day. Ongoing post-election demonstrations have played out in Brazil since Oct. 30, 2022, when Lula, a socialist, was declared the winner of the presidential […]
Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president of Brazil on Sunday. In a speech to Congress, Lula said he would send a report about outgoing Jair Bolsonaro’s administration to all lawmakers and judicial authorities, revoke Bolsonaro’s “criminal decrees” that loosened gun control, and hold the prior administration responsible for its COVID-19 […]
The nation of South Korea is in Mourning after a deadly stampede killed over 150 people. Two Americans were among the victims.
Brazilian presidential candidate Lula da Silva defeats incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff presidential vote.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis heads north to support Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin.
