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Brazilians voting to replace popular leader Silva (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, accompanied by his wife Marisa Leticia, center, poses for pictures after voting at a polling station during Brazil's general elections in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding Lula, her popular ally and mentor. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - A former Marxist guerrilla who was imprisoned and brutally tortured during Brazil’s long military dictatorship is the front-running candidate in Sunday’s presidential election, though she may be forced…

Brazil’s Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo (AP)

March 10th, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, second left, Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Brazil’s president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October’s election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America’s largest…

Brazil’s Silva quits smoking after 50 years (AP)

March 9th, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Brazil’s president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.


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AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous (AP)

March 9th, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, looks on during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Brazil’s president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war, and said he will make his own efforts to head off…