Article: Da Silva is first leftist to serve as Brazil's president in four decades.

Article: Lula da Silva wins Brazil presidency, ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... vote counted, Brazil's Supreme Election ... Tribunal reported that da Silva was winning 61 ... da Silva said. Da Silva was elected with ... overwhelming support from Brazil's poor, who ... the campaign, da Silva criticized Brazil's leaders' submission ...

Article: Brazil's voters put da Silva in charge for 4 ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  October 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... speak of revolution. "Brazil is not mine," da Silva said after being declared ... leanings. But it also heeds Brazil's economic realities. Da Silva has increased social spending ... purchasing power to rise in Brazil, da Silva has a poor record on economic ...

Article: Despite scandals, Brazil's Lula da Silva ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  September 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... McMahon RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil _ Heading into Sunday ... President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva finds himself in a familiar ... Instead of shaking up Brazil's economic system ... s purse strings, da Silva has paid down Brazil's foreign debt and ...

Article: Scandal, economy tarnish Brazil's once-glittering Lula ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... political stock of Brazil's leftist president ... Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva caught the world ... On top of that, Brazil's economy remains sluggish and da Silva has come nowhere ... The economy and da Silva's uneven performance are emerging across Brazil as local ...

Article: Brazil's opposition party chooses governor to challenge ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  March 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... that have devastated da Silva's Workers Party. Saying that Brazil could "no longer ... could deter him. Da Silva retains the great ... outpoll Serra and win Brazil's presidency in ... between the men. Da Silva is vulnerable on the economy, however. Brazil's economy ...

Article: Scandal fails to trap Brazil leader in election tangle: ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Castro hastened to add. Da Silva said he would ignore ... such as repudiating Brazil's foreign debt, and ... Instead of shaking up Brazil's economic system ... s purse strings, da Silva has paid down Brazil's foreign debt and ...

Article: Brazil's president wins re-election in landslide Da ...
International Herald Tribune;  October 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil won a landslide re-election ... proclaimed ''The victory is Brazil's,'' da Silva spoke to supporters at ... to keep its nose out of Brazil's affairs.In addition, da Silva repeatedly accused Alckmin ...