Brazil’s First Female President Makes Women Top Priority

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2010 Maybe certain other countries (ahem, USA) can learn from Brazil's example, as the Brazilian people elected their first female president on Sunday, and the significance of the event wasn't lost on President-elect Dilma Rousseff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazil After Lula

Patrick Chappatte, Le Temps, Switzerland Oct 4, 2010 Dig deeper

Flooding Kills at Least 42, Strands 115,000 in Brazil

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2010 Dozens of cities in Brazil were in a state of emergency Tuesday after massive flooding in the north of the country killed at least 43 people and left more than 115,000 homeless, according to CNN. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Succeeding Lula in Brazil

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2010 Barred from holding Brazil's presidency for a third term, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has personally nominated his chief of staff, Dilma Rousseff, to run as the Working Party's candidate for president in October. Rousseff, whom the party has officially endorsed as its candidate, will be the first woman to hold Brazil's executive office if she wins the election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halt! Who Grows There?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2009 Citing the fact that industrialized countries cause much more environmental destruction than loggers and farmers in the Amazon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on Western countries -- "gringos" -- to help halt deforestation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abbas: Obama Hasn’t Helped Mideast Peace Process

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2009 President Barack Obama just got a report card from Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and it's not good According to Abbas, Obama "is doing nothing for the peace process" between Israelis and Palestinians (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazil’s President Says Whites Caused Global Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2009 During a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Brasilia on Thursday, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made the startling assertion that the current worldwide economic catastrophe was caused by "white people with blue eyes." Perhaps that last detail was thrown in to graciously let brown-eyed Brown off the hook. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )