A samba school parade in Rio de Janeiro honoring President Lula may lead to a conviction in Brazil’s Electoral Court, according to experts. Although the samba theme song does not constitute early campaigning, there are passages at the edge of legality that could characterize abuse of power, resulting in ineligibility or loss of office.The opposition filed a complaint with the Electoral Prosecutor’s Office alleging early campaigning and violation of the principle of equality among candidates in t...

In testimony before Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) regarding the coup plot, former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and his former aide-de-camp Mauro Cid distorted notions of legality to justify coup-related discussions aimed at preventing President Lula (PT) from taking office, according to experts interviewed by Folha.

They say Bolsonaro and Cid relied on a concept of "instrumental legality" rooted in military culture, which twists the true meaning of legality and runs counter to the Con...

Men, students, and residents of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro were the majority of the officially identified victims of the military dictatorship, according to data from ObservaDH (National Observatory of Human Rights), an initiative of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship.

The analysis is based on the CNV (National Truth Commission)’s count of 434 people victimized by the State from 1946 to 1988. Historians interviewed by Folha, however, point out that the real number of victims is li...

President Lula (PT) will undergo surgery this Friday (29) to place a hip prosthesis to treat symptoms of advanced osteoarthritis. The procedure will take place at the Brasília unit of Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Considered low-risk, the surgery was recommended to Lula by his medical team, but the president had been postponing the procedure since last year's election campaign.

The PT member is expected to remain in the hospital until next Tuesday (3). After the surgery, Lula must spend at least th...

President Lula defended that the votes of the justices of the STF ( Federal Supreme Court) be confidential and stated that the population's dissatisfaction with certain decisions could affect the safety of the court's magistrates.

The suggestion was the target of criticism in the political and legal world. Entities and specialists reacted against the idea, and the House Speaker, Arthur Lira, cited the risk of the principle of transparency being overshadowed.Lula's statement was given after cr...