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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 496

Brazil elections

Pope Francis presides over an Epiphany mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on January 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
January 9, 2023, 3:27 pm
Pope Francis breaks silence on Iran, denouncing death sentences for protesters
Comparing Tehran’s actions to abortion, pontiff asserts ‘both are a violation of the fundamental right to life’; calls for unity after rioters storm Brazil’s seats of power
By Nicole Winfield
Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with the police after they stormed the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
January 9, 2023, 8:41 am
Bolsonaro mildly condemns Congress rioters as Brazil authorities seek to punish them
Without singling out his backers who stormed seats of power, ex-president says peaceful protest part of democracy but vandalism and invasion of public buildings are ‘exceptions’
By David Biller
Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
January 8, 2023, 10:26 pm
Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, presidential palace
In scenes reminiscent of January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, thousands of demonstrators who believe election was fraudulent get through security, climb on roofs and break windows
By AP
President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, his wife Rosangela Silva, second from left, Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin, right, and his wife Maria Lucia Ribeiro, ride in an open car to congress for their swearing-in ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, on January 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
January 1, 2023, 10:47 pm
Lula sworn in as president to lead polarized Brazil, after Bolsonaro leaves for US
Tens of thousands throng to country’s capital for inauguration celebrations, but supporters of far-right rival continue to question election results
By Mauricio SAVARESE and Carla Bridi
Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro protest his defeat in the presidential runoff election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
November 2, 2022, 11:58 pm
Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro call on military to keep far-right leader in power
The army has taken on a central role under outgoing president, but has remained silent in the month since the first round of the election
By DIANE JEANTET and Mauricio SAVARESE
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives to speak from his official residence of Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 1, 2022, the leader's first public comments since losing the Oct. 30 presidential runoff. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
November 1, 2022, 10:54 pm
Brazil’s Bolsonaro declines to concede defeat, but authorizes transition process
In first comments following vote, defeated president says he has ‘always played within the four lines of the constitution’ yet does not mention election results
By DIANE JEANTET and Carla Bridi
Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro block Castelo Branco highway, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 1, 2022. (Caio GUATELLI / AFP)
November 1, 2022, 8:25 pm
As Bolsanaro remains mum on election loss, protests in Brazil hit high gear
Supporters of defeated president block hundreds of highways across nation, prompting police to fire tear gas to disperse masses
By Fran Blandy
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula waves to supporters after he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off election to become the country's next president, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 30, 2022 (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
November 1, 2022, 12:29 pm
Lula looking to rule as centrist, unlikely to harm Israel ties, Brazil scholar says
Latin America expert James Green predicts moderate policies from incoming president, whom half the country’s Jews supported
By Lazar Berman
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula waves to supporters gathered on Paulista Av. after he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off election to become the country's next president, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
October 31, 2022, 9:55 pm
Brazilian Jews offer President-elect Lula conciliatory message after rocky past
Head of umbrella organization wishes leftist leader success after defeat of Bolsonaro
By Marcus M. Gilban
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula waves to supporters after he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off election to become the country's next president, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 30, 2022 (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
October 31, 2022, 8:06 am
Brazil’s Lula set to reclaim presidency, but far-right Bolsonaro yet to concede
Defeated candidate’s campaign made repeated, unproven claims of electoral manipulation before the vote, raising fears he may not accept loss
By Mauricio SAVARESE and DIANE JEANTET
A voter wrapped in a Brazilian flag arrives to vote in a presidential a run-off pitting President Jair Bolsonaro against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
October 31, 2022, 12:35 am
Bolsonaro, Lula neck and neck with most votes counted in high-stakes Brazil election
Former leader Da Silva takes slight lead as final ballots in runoff presidential race tallied, amid concerns over whether conservative incumbent will recognize results
By DIANE JEANTET and Carla Bridi
People queue to vote during the presidential run-off election at a polling station in Brasilia, on October 30, 2022 (Sergio Lima / AFP)
October 30, 2022, 3:08 pm
Polls open in Brazil for polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula presidential runoff contest
Over 120 million set to vote and determine if nation sticks with far-right politics or returns a leftist to the top job; questions whether Bolsonaro will accept defeat
By DIANE JEANTET
Israeli far-right MK and Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir visits Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv during his campaign ahead of the November election, October 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
October 30, 2022, 1:02 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 30: MK Ben Gvir’s policies match those of neo-fascists in Europe
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on historic Lebanon maritime deal and updates from around the globe; settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon compares & contrasts far-right parties
By ToI Staff
A demonstrator dressed in the colors of the Brazilian flag performs in front of a street vendor's towels for sale featuring Brazilian presidential candidates, current President Jair Bolsonaro, center, and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 27, 2022. (Eraldo Peres/AP)
October 30, 2022, 10:27 am
Many Brazilian Jews feel the election is a choice ‘between the cross and the sword’
In Sunday vote, community torn between far-right incumbent Bolsonaro, who loves Israel and ultranationalists, and Lula, a far-left social activist sympathetic to Palestinian cause
By Marcus M. Gilban
Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro smiles as he attends the Army cadets graduation ceremony at the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras in Resende, Brazil, December 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
December 27, 2018, 3:47 pm
Eyeing new diplomatic and economic horizons, Netanyahu heads to Brazil
PM takes a six-day break from domestic politics in effort to forge new ties with Latin America’s biggest country, once considered a ‘diplomatic dwarf’
By Raphael Ahren
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