Brazil’s Justice Minister quits Bolsonaro government over alleged “political interference”

250,000 people gathered to hear the ex-president who was released from prison on November 8 after spending 580 days unjustly incarcerated

Outside Metal Workers’ Union, ex-president attacked Bolsonaro government and reiterated his will to fight for justice

Ana Paula Vargas and Vijay Prashad reflect on the importance of the release of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from prison and what it means for Brazil and Latin America

Court released him Friday after top court ruled that a person can be incarcerated only after exhausting all remedies

In a 6-5 vote, Brazil’s top court ruled that people cannot be imprisoned until they have exhausted all legal remedies

Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke with Brasil de Fato about his political imprisonment and the situation in the country

Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke with Brasil de Fato about his political imprisonment and the situation in the country

Brasil de Fato interviewed ex-president today while the Supreme Court debates a ruling that could lead to his release

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva refused any relaxation in his conditions of imprisonment and said he would only accept the quashing of the verdict against him and his release

The protests this year saw a massive number of people coming out on the streets to declare their rejection of the policies of Jair Bolsonaro, especially his attacks on public education and the environment

Decision to transfer ex-president was about “shifting focus,” a jurist told Brasil de Fato: “Lula should be released”