President Lula Da Silva Archives - Crux

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct. 26, 2025. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.)

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Trump’s designation of Brazilian criminal groups as terrorists concerns clergy

by Eduardo Campos Lima June 1, 2026

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Brazil’s Lula defends Pope Leo in message to Catholics after Trump’s criticism

by Associated Press April 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV meets Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Oct. 13, 2025. Lula holds a book with a black and white photo representing the Asháninka, an Indigenous people living in the rainforests in Brazil and Peru. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Brazil’s Lula meets with Pope Leo and tries to keep friendship he had with Francis

by Eduardo Campos Lima October 16, 2025

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro votes in the run-off presidential election as he runs for another term in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 30, 2022. (Credit: Bruna Prado, Pool via AP.)

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Priest indicted along with Bolsonaro and military officers for conspiracy in Brazil

by Eduardo Campos Lima November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega, left, shakes hands with Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil July 28, 2010. (Credit: Eraldo Peres/AP.)

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Brazil and Nicaragua cut ties over Ortega’s persecution of clergy

by Eduardo Campos Lima August 9, 2024

Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami shaman, listens to reporters’ questions during a press conference after his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Kopenawa, a Yanomami shaman, said he came to the Vatican at Francis’ invitation to brief him on the plight of the Yanomami and the Amazon, where deforestation surged to a 15-year high during the previous administration of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

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Brazilian Church’s report shows that Indigenous deteriorated with Lula

by Eduardo Campos Lima July 23, 2024July 23, 2024

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the CELAC Summit in Buccament, Saint Vicent and the Grenadines, Friday, March 1, 2024. (Credit: Lucanus Ollivierre/AP.)

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Brazil bills against land occupations may impact Church supporters

by Eduardo Campos Lima April 19, 2024

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Cardinal Pietro Parolin at the Planalto Palace on Monday, April 8. (Credit: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian Government website.)

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Top Vatican official meets Brazilian president, discusses Indigenous peoples

by Eduardo Campos Lima April 11, 2024

Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the United Nations, Sept. 19, 2023. (Credit: Mary Altaffer/AP.)

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Brazilian bishops celebrate medical council banning method of abortion

by Eduardo Campos Lima April 10, 2024

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the CELAC Summit in Buccament, Saint Vicent and the Grenadines, Friday, March 1, 2024. (Credit: Lucanus Ollivierre/AP.)

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Brazilian episcopate ignores military coup’s 60th anniversary

by Eduardo Campos Lima April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

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