S ince leaving hospital in December, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula (pictured), has cut a smart figure. Brazil’s president has taken to wearing a Panama hat to hide deep scars from two emergency brain surgeries.

I hope Trump has a fruitful term, promoting progress for both Brazilians and Americans while keeping the US as Brazil’s historic partner,” Lula stated.

Brazilians this year, the president said, should see the fruit of policies initiated after what he termed the reconstitution of various ministries, which he said had been dismantled during the previous government.

Brazilian government officials on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to balancing public accounts, as financial markets continue to question the ability of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration to meet its fiscal targets.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he hoped the United States would remain a "historical partner" of his country after Donald Trump's return to the White House Monday.

The final version of the Brazilian tax reform sanctioned on Thursday by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is slightly higher than the one approved by the lower house before it went to the senate,

247 - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva congratulated the new President of the United States, Donald Trump, on his inauguration this Monday (20), according to a statement from the Palácio do Planalto.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday he had "fully recovered" from emergency surgery six weeks ago to stop a brain bleed.

Information about services hasn’t reached the grassroots. The people haven’t been able to see the government’s virtues,” the new secretary said.

Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, banned from leaving Brazil due to allegations he plotted a coup, has appealed to the Supreme Court to attend the Jan. 20 ceremony in Washington.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.