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Brazil: Lula rallies support for Dilma as impeachment looms

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been rallying support for his beleaguered political protégé and successor Dilma Rousseff as

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Thousands turn out in defence of beleaguered Brazilian president

Thousands have turned out in defence of President Dilma Rousseff, who faces possible impeachment

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Supporters rally to save Brazil's President Rousseff from impeachment

Thousands rally in support of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff as she fights efforts to oust her from office

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Brazil: Lula at the centre of a political storm

Lula is the man who has been shaping Brazil since 2003 and who established the Workers Party at the top of the country’s politics. The charismatic

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Brazil protests add to pressure as Rousseff's government teeters on brink

Brazil is in the midst of its most serious political crisis for almost 25 years, with the future of President Dilma Rousseff’s government in the

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Problems mount, impeachment process begins for Brazil's Rousseff

Dilma Rousseff’s problems are growing by the day. Brazil’s lower house of Congress has launched impeachment proceedings against the president

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Political ping pong in Brazil: Rousseff to appeal injunction against Lula

As pro- and anti-government protests rage on the streets of Brazil, the game of political ping pong has been stepped up a notch. The administration

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Protest in Brazil against Lula and Dilma

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of major Brazilian cites after President Dilma Rousseff named her predecessor Lula da Silva as Chief

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Angry protests in Brazil after judge releases wire tap of call between Lula and Dilma

Protests have erupted across Brazil after President Dilma Rousseff appointment her predecessor, Lula da Silva as her chief of staff. The anger has

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Popularity boost for Brazil's Rousseff? Lula da Silva to become chief of staff

Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to take over as chief of staff for current leader Dilma Rousseff at a time of economic and

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Millions in Brazil demand President Rouseff's impeachment

As many as three million people have rallied in cities across Brazil calling for president Dilma Rouseff’s impeachment over alleged fiscal

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Prosecutors seek arrest of Brazil's former president Lula da Silva

State prosecutors in Brazil are seeking the arrest of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva less than a week after he was questioned by federal

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Brazilian president in show of support for her predecessor

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff made a brief appearance at the home of her predecessor Lula da Silva on Saturday, a day after he was questioned in

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Corruption investigators question former Brazilian president Lula da Silva

Lula da Silva has been freed after being questioned as part of a probe into claims of bribery and money laundering

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Corruption investigators detain former Brazilian President Lula da Silva for questioning

Investigators are looking into claims that Lula benefited from illegal kickbacks at the state oil company Petrobras

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"Dilma out!" Tens of thousands call for impeachment of Brazilian president

Brazil’s third major demonstration of the year drew tens of thousands to Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach to call for the impeachment of President

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Brazil opens probe against former president Lula da Silva

Brazilian prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into allegations of influence-peddling by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The