Brazil will create a special fund to handle revenues from potentially enormous oil reserves found last year, Guido Mantega, finance minister, signalled yesterday.
Mr Mantega's remarks came amid reports that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the...
During a meeting held in Brasilia with president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Wal-Mart Brazil's President and CEO, Héctor Núñez, announced the company's expansion plan for 2009.
The retailer will make its largest investment yet in the country since...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that balanced development in different regions of the country is the key to building a more equalitarian society.
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Think they don't take soccer seriously in Brazil? Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was apparently beside himself with anger after Brazil's 3-0 thrashing at the hands of arch-rival Argentina in Beijing. Witnesses told O Globo that Lula,...
Background
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced [lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ]), born Luiz Inácio da SilvaSurname[›] on 27 October 1945, popularly known as Lula,Nickname[›] is the current President of Brazil and a founding member of its Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores). Lula was elected to the post on 27 October 2002 with 61% of the vote (run-off), and took office on 1 January 2003. He was elected on the same ticket as his vice-president, José Alencar. On 29 October 2006, Lula was re-elected with more than 60% of the vote, extending his position as President until 1 January 2011.
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