Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Kremlin says both leaders expressed confidence that the countries’ ‘strategic partnership...will develop successfully... within BRICS framework’

Left-wing veteran has pledged increased minimum wage, cash stipend for poor families and flagship social welfare payment but has sparked concerns over his commitment to fiscal responsibility

Report scuppers far-right’s hopes of delegitimising the ballot victory of Lula

Protests erupted on Sunday after Bolsonaro’s narrow loss in the presidential election

While domestic Brazilian politics may concentrate on other issues, the world will hope that the new president can end the war on nature in the Amazon

Far-right president did not explicitly recognise his rival’s victory

Pro-Bolsonaro truckers block highways across Brazil to protest Mr Lula’s victory, with some calling for a military coup

‘I look forward very much to continuing our excellent co-operation’

Joe Biden strongly backs legitimacy of ‘free, fair, and credible elections’

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held slim advantage in race for office between candidates following bitter campaign

Two-thirds of 12,000 registered Brazilian voters in the State expected to cast ballots in presidential election run-off

Opinion polls on the eve of the ballot gave Lula a lead of between four and eight percentage points

Frontrunner has backing of many former opponents in political bid to eject incumbent and far right from power

Brazil’s leader distances himself from Roberto Jefferson’s firing of ammunition ahead of presidential run-off

Brazil’s presidential election rivals resort to personal attacks in prime time TV debate

Contest much tighter than polls had predicted with Lula taking 48.4% of the vote and Bolsonaro on 43.2%

In the News podcast: Tom Hennigan reports from Brazil on Sunday’s upcoming presidential election and Bolsonaro’s refusal to accept defeat

São Paulo Letter: President’s alliance with evangelical Christians vital for re-election

Unsupported allegations against voting system come ahead of elections next year

Broadcast part of president’s aim to bring back paper ballots ahead of next election

Brazil’s president claims 2018 stabbing not act of lone agent but part of conspiracy

São Paulo Letter: Many left in no doubt about Brazil’s unpopular president’s anti-democratic intentions

Former president Lula, whose conviction has been annulled, set to run against Bolsonaro

Former president makes first appearance since annulment of corruption convictions

Brazil’s local elections are an important leading indicator for general elections

Workers’ Party risks alienating potential allies by insisting on centrality of ex-president

Ecuadorian city has been hardest hit in Latin America with probably thousands of deaths

Greenwald accused of helping obtain messages between top officials in corruption case

Politically charged supreme court ruling could free other high-profile convicts

José Toffoli, head of the country’s supreme court, has positioned himself as a guarantor

Brazil’s president is a long-standing critic of country’s environmental protection regime

Glenn Greenwald cannot be expelled legally from Brazil, president admits

Former president is serving eight years for corruption and money-laundering

Defence team of ex-president Lula to seek his release over claim judge was biased against him

Behaviour of former judge, now minister for justice, and prosecutors called into question

Revelations emerge about Bolsonaro favourite Sérgio Moro’s role in Car Wash inquiry

The Intercept publishes messages between then judge Sergio Moro and prosecutors

President stokes stand-off with Congress after strong turnout for Sunday’s marches

Continuing vigil marks deep loyalty to former Brazil president after first year in jail

South America’s principle international organisation is undergoing its death rattle