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Brazil's Lula gives Marina Silva, Simone Tebet key cabinet roles

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced a final batch of 16 cabinet members ahead of his Jan. 1 inauguration, including some allies outside of his leftist Workers Party as he seeks to build a broader coalition.

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N Korea’s Kim sets new military goals for 2023 at party meeting

Kim Jong Un’s remarks may mean he will continue to conduct tests and expand military capabilities in the coming year.

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North Korea's Kim unveils new military goals at key party meeting -KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveiled new goals for the country's military for 2023 at an ongoing meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Wednesday, hinting at another year of intensive weapons tests and tension.

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North Korea’s Kim hails economic, military successes at meeting

North Korean leader says isolated state has increased economic and military power at opening of key annual gathering.

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Kim claims North Korean successes, says it faces challenges

North Korea's state media says leader Kim Jong Un called for stronger effort to overcome hardships and challenges facing his country as he opened a key political meeting after carrying out a record number of missile tests this year

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Days before new president, old divisions tearing at Brazil

Trumpets and snares will play Brazil’s national anthem at Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s swearing-in on Jan. 1

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom

Brazil's incoming president has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years

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Brazil's Lula taps 16 ministers ahead of inauguration

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has appointed 16 ministers just over a week before he takes office

The Independent UK

Kim's sister says doubt on spy satellite are 'dog barking'

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed as “malicious disparaging” and “dog barking” outside assessments that cast doubt on its developmental spy satellite and other military capabilities

The Independent UK

Lula builds out econ team with Mercadante at BNDES, ex-banker aide to Haddad

More of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's economic policy team took shape on Tuesday, with Workers Party (PT) veteran Aloizio Mercadante running development bank BNDES and a former banker taking a key role at the Economy Ministry.

Reuters

Lula taps close ally as Brazil's next finance minister

When Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was barred from running for office four years ago, he turned to one of his most trusted allies to take up the banner of his Workers Party (PT) in the 2018 presidential race.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula to announce some Cabinet names on Friday, aide says

Brazil's leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to start announcing some members of his Cabinet on Friday, the head of his Workers Party (PT) said on Thursday, as he seeks to end speculation about key ministerial appointments.

Reuters

Lula's push to boost spending in Brazil rattles markets

Brazilian investors are showing concern over President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's promises to sustain a massive welfare program, increase the minimum wage and boost health and education spending

The Independent UK

Lula vows to halt deforestation

The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power

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The Independent UK

Post-Brexit trade deal with Brazil unlikely amid strained ties between Lula and Tory government

Exclusive: Conservative ministers accused of ‘cosying up’ to defeated hardliner Bolsonaro

Reuters

Bolsonaro backers call on Brazil military to intervene after Lula victory

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday held rallies to call for an armed forces intervention following the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that military experts say is out of the question.

The Conversation

Lula's victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?

Brazil’s presidential election result is crucial for the future of the world’s forests. On Sunday, former president and Workers Party candidate Lula da Silva narrowly beat the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro. Deforestation rates had surged under Bolsonaro.

Tribune News Service

Jail term to third term: The inside story of Lula’s comeback

During his bleakest days, one of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s favorite cooks traveled 800 miles from the capital to the city where he was imprisoned for graft to make him a rabada, a typical Brazilian dish of oxtail.

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Nearly Half of Voters Prefer Pro-Choice Candidates; 18 Percent Don't Care

Plus: Brazil's Bolsonaro loses, fact-checking Biden on the Inflation Reduction Act, and more...

The Independent UK

'Our phoenix': Lula's ups and downs in Brazil defy belief

Four years ago, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s reputation and political future were in tatters

Reuters

Lula expected to turn to trusted aides for Cabinet posts

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who narrowly won Sunday's election, has been cagey about potential Cabinet choices while on the campaign trail, but some names of trusted allies are expected to be in the new government on Jan. 1.

Reuters

Brazil leftist Lula wins third presidential term to redeem tarnished legacy

Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a third presidential term on Sunday in a remarkable comeback for the country's first working class president, whose storied political career nearly ended in prison.

The New Daily

‘Brazil’s Trump’ Bolsonaro loses election

Former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a stunning comeback for the leftist leader.

Reuters

Bolsonaro takes lead in initial vote count of Brazil election

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took an early lead in the initial vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, ahead of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose Workers Party usually gets stronger support in regions that are slower to report results.

Reuters

Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of Brazil's most right-wing government in decades.

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