In the News: "Former Brazilian President Lula is back in the game"
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on February 18, 2020, during a meeting of parliamentarians of the Workers' Party, in Brasilia.
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Incredible turnaround in Brazil where a Supreme Court judge yesterday quashed the corruption convictions of former President Lula.
"
In Brazil, even the past is uncertain,
" ex-president Fernando Collor marveled on Twitter, reports the
New York Times
.
"
Lula is back in the game,
" enthuses
El Valor Economico
, the main financial newspaper in Brazil, while the daily
O Globo
stresses that "
the former president is eligible again
".
For the Brazilian correspondent of the
New York Times
"
this decision of the Supreme Court has something to" reshape the political future of Brazil
","
it paves the way for Lula to stand against President Bolsonaro next year
", underlines again the American daily for whom "
Bolsonaro, the far-right leader, would face a formidable challenge with Lula as adversary, a former political prisoner who remains revered among the poor in Brazil
".
A view shared by the
Guardian's
Rio correspondent
for whom "
the icon of the left, Lula could be tempted to make a spectacular comeback now that his political rights have been restored
".
"
Lula and his party, the Workers' Party, should find a more important place in Brazilian political life
", analyzes for its part the Argentinian daily
La Nacion
, which also reports the anger of President Bolsonaro who accused the judge of the Court supreme "
to be in touch with the Workers' Party
" and which insists that "
the Brazilians do not want Lula in 2022
".
The British "royal psychodrama" fascinates the world press
Not a newspaper in the world which does not take an interest in what the press often describes as "
royal psychodrama
".
With a painful awakening this morning for the British press after the broadcast of the interview with Meghan and Harry last night in the United Kingdom.
These "
explosive revelations
" triggered "
the worst royal crisis in 85 years
", when Edward VIII abdicated, headlines the
Daily Mirror
.
"
What a sad and terrible morning
", laments the
Daily Telegraph,
which adds that "
Buckingham Palace is now subject to
" intense pressure "
to meet the demands of the couple
".
"
A palace in crisis
", also believes the
Guardian
, for whom "
the allegation of racism
" has really "
shaken the foundations of the royal family
".
"
Overnight, a family soap opera turned into a small affair of state
", judge for his part the editorialist of the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
who notes "
that even the PM Boris Johnson felt obliged to declare that
"racism had no place in British society" ".
The German press, which moreover judges very severely the interview with Harry and Meghan, "
an unworthy Hollywood spectacle
" for
Die Welt
, the
Suddeustche Zeitung
points out that the couple "
wants to lead a normal life, without royal obligations , but uses the shine of the crown to conclude contracts with several million dollars with Netflix and Disney, it is irritating
, underlines the columnist of the daily newspaper.
Burmese junta now targets media
The
New York Times
explains that after having "
stormed universities and hospitals
", the Burmese army is now targeting the press.
It already controls state television, and announced yesterday that it had revoked "
the licenses of five independent media organizations
" dealing a severe blow, the daily judges, "
to what was the most dynamic free press in the country
".
"
Dozens of reporters have been detained since the putsch
", the
New York Times
recalls,
which underlines that "
the withdrawal of licenses could make any reporting now illegal
".
The state of emergency in Sicily, under the ashes of Mount Etna
It is on the front page of the daily
La Sicilia
which publishes impressive images of covered villages and streets, lined with a thick layer of black ash.
The regional government has already declared a state of crisis, underlines the daily and "
now asks Rome to declare a state of emergency for the dozens of municipalities affected by these lava ash rains
".
Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, has woken up for several weeks and remains very active, which raises fears of "
possible consequences on the health of the inhabitants
", underlines
La Sicilia
, in particular "
respiratory disorders due to lava dust
”.
A health investigation was carried out in Sicily.
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