they say it is an attempt to attempt lula da silva from being prosecuted. lula da silva is held in high regard for policies. dilma rousseff needs that to survive. that's one reason why she has failed to tackle the budget deficit. in turn gdp is expected to shrink by 3.4% this year after a similar drop last year. this would mark brazil's deepest downturn in over a century. the dollar has fallen more than 6% this week. it bounce slightly on the news of the judge blocking lula da silva's appointment. >> reporter: this was the moment president dilma rousseff hoped would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular predecessor being appointed chief of her cabinet, but it didn't last long. >> translation: she didn't let the engineers get in-- jeers get in the way. she welcomed the embattled former president into her cabinet. >> translation: welcome, dear companion, lula da silva, minister lula da silva. i count on his identity, the identity that he has with this country, with the people thf country. i count on this. chief of staff of the civil house. >>

a federal judge has blocked lula da silva being appointed as chief of staff. police used tear gas on protesters outside congress in the capital. demonstrations have taken place in other cities at dilma rousseff's appointment of lula da silva. they see it as an attempt to protect him in a corruption case. >> translation: this was the most the president hoped would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular predecessor being appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. she didn't let the engineers get in the way. she called government supporters brave braz quicklyians. -- brazilians. i count on the experience of him. i count on his identity. the identity that he has with this country, with the people of this country that count on this. lula da silva chief of staff of the civil house. >> reporter: outside the presidential pal's anti-government protesters clashed with lula da silva supporters. both sides frustrated and angry at the many different and contradictory turns the country's politics have taken. the demonstrations are not limited to the

a federal judge has also suspended lula da silva's appointment to this role, a move the government is appealing. the president had hoped having lula da silva in her corner would shore up support for her government. there is a corruption in petrobras and it is suffering the worst recession in decades. people are unhappy and they're determined to be heard >>> the calls for dilma rousseff's outer got louder after a judge released secretly recorded phone conversations between her and lula da silva. her opponents say one of them proves she only appointed him chief of staff to help him avoid prosecution. >> reporter: let me tell you something so i'm sending you this so we can have it and we can only use it if necessary. this is your appointment paper >>> joining us from washington dc, the director at the brazil institute at the woodrow international center for scholars. let's start with what we heard. dilma rousseff seemingly offer to send lula da silva a copy of his appointment in case it was necessary. many people are saying it's proof she was only doing this to protect him from the corru

what's the latest on the former president lula da silva? > reporter: the political crisis here in brazil has gone from bad to worse, especially after this supreme court justice made a surprising and unexpected ruling saying that the ex-president lula da silva could not serve in the cabinet of the president. this became a big story and it is a big story that adds to this crisis because lieu was given this position late last week. it was partially an attempt to shield him or give him immune. he is under investigation for alleged corruption violations and this is big that he is not able to take this cabinet position because now he will not have this sort of immunity at all. in theory that means that he could face arrest if the prosecutors and the investigators deem there's enough evidence to arrest him. so that's why that's a significant development here. also not only that is swirling around here, but in the national congress building that you see behind me, a special impeachment commission will start their first hearings on impeachment of dil

demonstrations have taken place in other cities over the appointment of lula da silva. say it is an attempt to protect lula da silva from prosecution in a corruption case. for former leader dilma rousseff is held in high regard by the left wing. roous roous needs that to survive. that's why she has failed to tackle the budget deficit which stood at more than 150 billion dollars. that equivalent to 10% of gdp. gdp is expecteded to shrink by 3.5% this year after a similar drop last year. it will be marking the lowest downturn in the committee. it bounced slightly on the news of the judge blocking lieu's appointment. >> reporter: in was the moment president dilma rousseff hoped would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular predecessor formally appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. >> reporter: she didn't let the jeers get in the way. she called government supporters brave brazilians. >> translation: welcome, dear xhan i don't know, lula da silva-- companion. i count on the experience of him. i count on his identity. the identity that he has wi

was dubbed implicating business leaders and major politicians, including the former president lula da silva lula da silva is the man that this crowd, the government supporters, came to here. >> translation: i'm not going into the government to fight. i'm going to help my colleague dilma rousseff to do what she needs to do for the country >> reporter: as he spoke, the supreme court was blocking his appointment to the cabinet. a major victory for the opposition which means that the investigation against lula da silva is continued and dilma rousseff presidency is weakened >>> day six of the latest round of the syrian talks in geneva and the focus shifts to a top-level meeting between russia and the u.s. later this week. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura gave a speech >> reporter: the meeting between the u.n. special envoy and the head of the special delegation. staffan de mistura says he wants to get down to the key issue of political transition. when he spoke to reporters, ambassador made a statement saying he had focused on overall principles that should govern the process. >> thank you so m

details have taken place over dilma rousseff appointment of lula da silva. they see it as an attempt to protect him from prosecution in an upcoming case >> translation: this was the moment president dilma rousseff would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular being formally appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. >> reporter: president dilma rousseff didn't let the engineers get in the way. she called government supporters great brazilians. >> translation: welcome to lula da silva. i count on the experience of him, i count on his identity, the identity that he has with this country, with the people of this country. i count on this. >> reporter: outside the presidential palace anti-government protesters clashed with lula da silva supporters. both sides frustrated and angry at the many different and contradictory turns the country's politics have taken. the demonstrations are not limited to the capital. for the second day in a row, thousands took to the streets in the cities across the country. tired of corruption and their politici

otherwise, dilma rousseff would be impeached and lula da silva would be in prison. the fact of the matter is dilma rousseff is still the president and there's is no evidence against her and lula da silva, there is no evidence. the only difference is that he has been appointed minister is that he can stilling prosecuted and investigated, but this time around by the supreme court, which is a higher authority. one or two million demonstrators in a country of 200 million is big but not decisive. this time last year, it was smaller, even though the intensity is bigger. for the first time the pro-government people are protesting as well. they're entitled to call for the government to go, but there is nothing sinister or corrupt about dilma rousseff. if she were to call him on the basis of him being charged with something, then that may be corrupt, but at the moment if the general secretary of the union is saying that, he must be right >>> regional and international powers are waiting to see if kurdish controlled areas of northern syria will declare an aautonomous region. a

says brazil's former president lula da silva. and europe is only as strong as its weakest link, so says the president of macedonia, as he slams eu leaders for not doing more to help his country with its migrant crisis. tom: good evening. we begin in the united states, with republicans sharply divided over front-runner donald trump, who took on his 2 closest challengers thursday evening for a two-hour long televised debate. marco rubio and ted cruz seem to trying a new strategy, putting up something of a united front, part of the effort to stop trump's march towards the nomination. instead of challenging each toer, the pair instead chose focus on the billion of businessman, whose dominance of the 2016 race has shaken the gop to its corporate we go to north carolina, where early voting has begun a head a primary on the 15th of march. philip, what are people telling you about the race of the moment? philip: the favorites are doing well here, as you can see behind me. a few hillary clinton supporters . she is ahead in the pulling in

wash scandal implicating business leaders and major politicians, including the former president lula da silva lula da silva is the man that this crowd, the government supporters, came to here. >> translation: i'm not going into the government to fight. i'm going to help my colleague dilma rousseff to do what she needs to do for this country. >> reporter: the supreme court blocking his entry, meaning the investigation into lula da silva will continue >>> time for a short break here on al jazeera. when we come back we will find out why the main opposition is refusing to take part in skunked's elections. why 80% of south koreans in their 20s would leave the country if they could. welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. a passenger plane en route from dubai has crashed during landing in a southern russian city. this unverified footage shows the moment the plane crashed. all passengers and crew on board have been killed. the most wanted fugitive from the paris attacks has been arrested during a dramatic shoot out in brussels. salah abdeslam evaded capture. turkey and the e.u. agreed that

rousseff has announced lula da silva, an appointment shielding him from approximate. - shall approximate. >> reporter: others-- the appointment of meant to restore public trust, but it has done the opposite. lula da silva who is credited lifting many out of poverty is now charged money laundering in relation to petrobras. taking the position saves him from prosecution. >> translation: i am sorry. he is coming. we're going to look at returning to growth and controlling inflation. >> reporter: sharlt after she said that a federal judge who was leading a wide corruption investigation released details of a conversation between dilma rousseff and lula da silva. he had been tapped by federal polic police. >> reporter: although she and lula da silva have denied allegations of wrongdoing, demonstrators say they've had enough. not just of politicians, but of the entire system of deep-rooted corruption. corruption investigation into petrobras has been ongoing for two years. it has brought down 100 business people and politicians. this has been insisted that she is doing what's best for brazil. man

por el nombramiento de lula da silva como jefe del gabinete por dilma rousseff. e negociaciones directas. ilia: asesinato del segundo lÍder ambientalista y defensor de los derechos humanos en dos semanas bertha cÁceres y garcÍa, sus asesinatos han traspasado las fronteras. >> apenas dos semanas transcurren el cobarde asesinato de la defensora de derechos humanos bertha cÁceres cuando otro crimen sacude el paÍs. >> a las 11 me cae la llamada de que fue asesinado, no sÉ si lo iban persiguiendo aquÍ. >> el san garcÍa era defensor de derechos humanos indÍgenas, nelson garcÍa. la organizaciÓn con la que trabajaba era afiliada al consejo cÍvico de organizaciones populares de honduras, estructura dirigida por bertha cÁceres. >> se cuenta en la Última dÉcada mÁs de 100 literatos asesinados por su lucha. ha puesto su sangre con su principal lÍder. >> figuras importantes se han pronunciado incluso el fondo de desarrollo holandÉs decidiÓ suspender actividades en honduras por millones de dÓlares, la hidroelÉctrica contra la que luchaba cÁceres antes del asesinato del juez des

it means the investigation against lula da silva will continue.dilma rousseff hold on the presidency is weakened >>> day six of the latest round of the syrian talks in geneva and the focus shifts to a top-level meeting between russia and the u.s. later this week. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura set a meeting between kerry and lavrov could be crucial to secure a meaningful deal. james bays is in switzerland. >> reporter: at the end of the first week of these talks, a meeting between the u.n. special envoy and the head of the syrian government delegation ambassador. staffan de mistura has said he wants to get down to the key issue of political transition. when he spoke to reporters, ambassador made a statement saying he had focused on overall principles that should govern the process. >> thank you so much >> reporter: he did not take any questions. the main opposition block, the high negotiations committee, were holding an event to come memorandum or rate-- on the anniversary of the five-year war. the issues are not empowered and people believe th

this was a supreme court justice that blocked lula da silva from taking this--basically this ministerial position under the current president dilma rousseff. what happens next? the short answer is that nobody really knows. lula da silva was sworn in his minister position, a powerful position probably the most powerful minister really position under dilma reself. but now with the supreme court suspending it, it means that he's not accepted. he's under serious investigation under allegations of wrongdoing. in theory the federal police rand investigators could arrest him. as this process moves forward. the situation is very, very delicate. meanwhile, dilma rousseff no longer has this chief minister position that lula da silva was filling it's a very powerful and important. it is all very confusing and there are difficult times here. all of this is happening while next week impeachment hearings begin against dilma rousseff in the building you see behind me. a lot going on here. there is a lot of uncertainty, clearly. >> with that state of uncertainty, and the state of unrest, what about the

what about the supporters of lula da silva and the president?>> reporter: we saw anti-government protesters out on the streets, historic numbers last week. last night pro-government supporters were on the streets and they had a huge, huge rally in more than 30 cities all over the country. we saw hear with several thousand people. there was an estimated 95,000 people in sao aaolo. you're seeing the pro-government movers, the pro dilma rousseff supporters taking to the streets last night pushing back. their message was they see this as a power grab by the opposition and saying they will not have a coup. the opposition also inverying rated as well - invigorated as well. this country is divide politically and on both sides the supporters are coming out on the streets in force >>> thank you for that. voters in the republic of congo is heading to the polls. >> reporter: the president has been so for a long time. from 1979 to 1992 and after a brief civil war he rae gained power in 1997. heap went on to win disputed elections in 202 and 2009. last year

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marÍa: un juez federal de brasil suspendiÓ el nombramiento del ex presidente lula da silva como ministroajador estadounidense. es gay y estÁ casado. vamos con la nota. ♪ ♪ >> el embajador de estadounidenses, es el centro de una gran polÉmica, en repÚblica dominicana. luego que se abriera la primera cÁmara de comercio en el paÍs. >> porque Él ha venido no a representar a su paÍs, a representar, una minorÍa que incurre en una prÁctica conductual, que para los dominicanos, no es buena. >> la posiciÓn del embajador de estados unidos, su preferencia. yo creo que los dominicanos estamos llamados a respetar. >> el hombre que es cuestionado por diversos sectores, por presuntamente tener una agenda gay, dice que su crÍticas estÁn llenas de odio. nosotros no hacemos caso, seguimos construyendo retos positivos que estamos teniendo. pero para religiosos, la gota que derramÓ el vaso, fue la visita, acompaÑado de su esposo, a una escuela pÚblica. dice que mostrÓ su sexualidad para niÑos. a raÍz de esto le cerraron la puerta, al funcionario extranjero. >> porque el colegio estÁ cuidando la salud mental

implicating business leaders and major politicians, including the former presidential lula da silva. lula da silva is the man that this crowd, the government supporters, came to hear. >> translation: i'm not going into the government to fight. i'm going to help my colleague dilma rousseff to help her do what she needs to do for the country >> reporter: as he was speaking, the supreme court was blocking his appointment to the government >>> we are still monitoring events for you in istanbul and also the crash. we have the sports news in just a moment. formula world champion lewis hamilton starts off women. stay with us. with us. >>> every year greenland loses many people seeking a life elsewhere. the population is just 56,000. a few years ago this tiny country was hoping to stand on its own two feet by cutting ties with denmark. >> reporter: growing up in greenland has changed. children here would once have been designed to be hunters, fishermen or reindeer hearders. the country has severe social problems like alcoholism and unemployment. every year hundreds leave to seek a better life

> antigovernment demonstrations are continuing in brazil, one day after dilma rousseff brought lula da silva back into the government. protest against lula da silva's return to government. his supporters are holding a rally and the former president is expected to attend. our correspondent daniel schweimler is joining us. there have been scuffles between lula's supporters and those against him. tell us what supporters are saying now. >> i'm in the center of sao paulo. opposition came out in huge numbers. they talked about brazilians around the country asking for the impeachment of dilma rousseff. today we have supporters of the former president lula it had 3 million people last week, and the brazilian people will be comparing what happened last week with what is happening now. people are turning out in large numbers, but there are helicopters above us. we'll compare what we saw last week, and what we have seen in the last few days here at a very tense time in brazil. >> all right, daniel, thank you very much. fol lowing developments for us in sao paulo. >>> meanwhile our top story this hour,

what's the latest on former president lula da silva?>> reporter: there is some dramatic developments in the last 24 hours. on friday night a judge in the supreme court actually said that he cannot serve in her cabinet because late last week dilma rousseff said she was going to make lula da silva her chief minister, a very powerful position, and he was actually expecting to start his first day on the job this coming tuesday. that likely is now not going to happen because when this ruling by a supreme court justice saying, no, not going to happen, he said that he can-- this ruling said he cannot take this job while this investigation into adelaide corruption is ongoing. this is important. why? because the ex-president is a very powerful figure here in this country and within his party. if he was going to take that cabinet position or if he would have had that cabinet position, he would have had immunity, meaning he could not be arrested. now that's not the case. in theory the investigators and the federal police, if they feel they have en

> antigovernment demonstrations are continuing in brazil, one day after dilma rousseff brought lula da silva back into the government. protest against lula da silva's return to government. his supporters are holding a rally and the former president is expected to attend. our correspondent daniel schweimler is joining us. there have been scuffles between lula's supporters and those against him. tell us what supporters are saying now. >> i'm in the center of

one day after the president attempted to swear in former leader lula da silva to her cabinet. water cannons were used on protesters just a short while ago. and on thursday night, the police used tear gas. full-scale demonstrations are planned to start across brazil in the coming hours. protesters are angered that he can't be prosecuted over a corruption scandal if he is working for the president. >> reporter: there is no end to the government's troubles, as soon as the president got an injunction overturned against lula being appointed to her cabinet, at least 20 other judges filed their own injuncti injunctions. they feel that the president is giving him this appointment to try to shield him from corruption charges, basically ministers here in brazil do not have -- or have ministerial immunity and can only be tried the supreme court. the president and former president are saying they are bei being persecuted and the judiciary is being unfair, and they are being personally targeted. lula said he is feeling very disappointed at what is happening in brazil right now. the country

a judge in brazil has blocked the appointment of the former president lula da silva. hundreds of thousand supporters held rally in the city. it was in response to anti-government protests which took place in brazil earlier this wreek >> reporter: this is the heart land of the governing workers party. if they weren't heard here, they risk being drounld by the opposition rallies. they criticized large sections of the media and judiciary which they accused of conducting a coup against the president. >> translation: here we have people who don't believe with dilma rousseff is doing but we don't want to see an end to democracy. >> reporter: many were here hoping to stee lieu address the crowd >> translation: this movement is more organized and we got more people than we expected. >> translation: we are ready to die if that is necessary. they will not take away from us the best presidents that brazil has ever have. >> reporter: there were similar scenes across brazil. this is to counter act the huge opposition rally last sunday. there have been 3 million people demonstratin

. >>> y la policÍa de brasil detuvo al ex presidente luiz inazio lula da silva allanÓ propiedades porlula da silva los oficiales llevaron al ex mandatario a una sede policial de sao pablo donde declarÓ por tres horas sobre su participaciÓn en el cobro de sobornos a cambios de contrato para la empresapetrobras. >>> despuÉs se mostrÓ enojado por el operativo y dijo que no tiene nada que ocultar. >>> si querÍan escucharme, tenÍan que llamarme pero actuaron con arrogancia. >>> pero sin embargo el fiscal del caso dijo que la investigaciÓn cuenta con elementos suficientes. >>> hoy estamos investigando evidencia de que el ex presidente y su familia recibieron fondos con el fin de iniciar proyectos dentro del gobierno. >>> brasil vive entre la expectaciÓn y la tension uno jornada en que uno des mayores sÍmbolos politicos ha sido puesto en el punto de mira de la policÍa y de la justicia. >>> seguidores y opositores al lÍder politico reaccionaron en las calles y hasta se frenteron con la policÍa. >>> deberÍa haber sido detenido hace mucho tiempo atrÁs dice este manifestante. >>> con esta invest

>> well, it seems overnight that lula da silva released a letter, he said he has been very disappointedthe way the judiciary has been behaving. he is feeling persecuted. he feels this is some sort of vendetta against him, and he believes as well, if you recall a few days ago, a recording of a conversation he had had with president rousseff was released by one of the judges who was investigating a corruption scheme. and in that conversation it was suggested that president rousseff was appointing lula to our cabinet as a means to protect him from prosecution, basically ministers get a form of immunity. they can only be tried by the supreme court, so many here feel lula was appointed to the cabinet to protect him from persecution. the fact that that recording was released is what got people very angry. but lula in the meantime was upset that such a conversation was taped. he is saying it is an invasion of his privacy and this will not only effect lula's standing in the cabinet, but could effect the entire party. and there are now more than 20 judges filing injunctions against lula being nu

dilma rousseff's appointment of her mentor and predecessor lula da silva was meant to restore public trust, but it has done the opposite. lula da silva who was credit with lifting millions out of poverty overture hig administration is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in relation to petrobras. taking the post gives him ministerialial immunity. dilma rousseff said that wasn't with why she gave him the position >> translation: i am sorry, he is coming. he is going to help. we will look at controlling inflation. >> reporter: shortly after she said that, a federal judge who was leading a wider corruption vepgs released details of a conversation between dilma rousseff and lula da silva. he had been tapped by federal police >>> although she and lula da silva have denied allegations of wrongdoing, people say they have had enough, not just of politicians but of the entire system of deep-rooted corruption. the investigation has been going on for two years now. it has brought down 100 business executives and politicians and could bring down the entire dilma rousseff administration. s

let's start with lula da silva. has he been stopped from joining the government? >> reporter: he ha z at least temporarily. a pearl judge in braisilia, which is the capital. however the federal government is now appeals that decision. bottom line here, public opinion is very divided on the entire matter. we see the appointment to protect him and for dilma rousseff to shore up support for her while she under goes the impeachment proceedings. there are those that feel that really all of this is a way by which lula is looking like he's not guilty of the allegations of corruption against him. all in all people are growing very frustrated, very angry. they feel that this is no longer a matter of one political party against another but that the entire system itself here is indemmink in its corruption. >> we've seen protests. they're going to keep coming out in the streets until the weekend until they see president rou rousseff step down. more than those opposed, we saw supporters of lula coming out to say they stand with him. in many areas where this is happening, where

el ex presidente ilia: lula da silva enfrenta cargos de lavado de dinero.sar armas quÍmicas contra aliados norteamericanos. gas usado durante segunda guerra mundial afecta de fuerte manera visiÓn y olfato. el hombre detenido es un especialista en este tipo de armas. mujer hispana que vive en las calles de nueva york se ha convertido en sÍmbolo de problema de desamparados. reportera: puertorriqueÑa que dice tener 60 aÑos, viven calles de nueva york y podrÍa tener problemas de salud mental. >>no me gustan los chistes. la gente es muy barata, muy sucios, tienen enfermedades, muchas cosas. reportera: lo que no serÍa comÚn es que desamparados lleven consigo cerca de 30 carros de supermercado repletos de cajas, latas y botellas. los empuja lentamente incluso bloqueando el trÁfico. >> mis hermanos no quieren saber nada. me ven de lejos. reportera: residentes del Área dicen que la amistad viviendo aquÍ desde finales de los aÑos 90. a veces le dan algo de comer y es inofensiva. nos comentÓ que es parte de su comunidad y le preocupa su situaciÓn. >>ayudarla a tener u

what is happening with the former president lula da silva and the ongoing corruption investigation. >> let's see if gabriel elizondo can still hear us. i asked if there were. further developments in the corruption scandal involving former president lula da silva. we've obviously dropped our line to brasilia. we might try to get gabriel elizondo later in the coming hours. now the infamous former mayor of toronto rob ford has died of cancer at the age of 46. the controversial figure is best known for being filmed smoking crack cocaine. he originally denied, but then admitted to using it in a drunken stuffer. >> in myanmar the call tall is being formed. >> another step for democracy on tuesday as myanmar's parliament received 18 names to form the new cabinet. the first name on the list, aung san suu kyi, she led her party to a landslide victory in the last election. there have been speculation as to cha her new role will be once the cabinet takes power. they ar >> i think aung san suu kyi taking position in the government will help government development much better in the country. >> by

lawmakers in brazil's lower house could impeach luiz inacio lula da silva. paulo with theao latest.nd -- brazil's lower house could impeach dilma rousseff. we go live to sao paulo with the latest. plus, apple's iphone strategy. more bloomberg markets coming up after the break. ♪ david: you are watching "bloomberg markets." i am david gura. thermo fisher scientific was topped over the bid as origin bids 1.5 the dollars for affymetrix. bankers for valeant pharmaceuticals is trying to gauge how to avoid going into default. that is according to people familiar with them. valean was required to file its 10kt under its credit agreement but it failed to do so. u.s. prosecutors are in the final days of a bribery allegation with walmart. those close to the matter say that those in china have been blamed with disclosure rules. they are looking into alleged corruption within the retail giant. and that is the bloomberg business flash. and former u.s. nato commander admiral james to previous -- mes [indiscernible] looking -- james stav about the situation with refugees. i am notat the moment, op

enrique: el nombramiento de ignacio lula da silva como jefe de gabinete de gobierno.mpedir que tenga que presentarse ante la polÍtica, es investigado por enriquecimiento y listo y planteamiento de dinero. ilia: casa blanca expresÓ que estÁ a la expectativa de que la telesiÓn cubana presenta en vivo el discurso se destacÓ la importancia de la locuciÓn que el mandatario realizarÁ en la habana. enrique: la interestatal 10, se han visto afectados por el cierre de esta vÍa, debida a enormes inundaciones entre texas y luisiana varias zonas se encuentran virtualmente bajo el agua. >> asÍ se inician los recorridos sobre calles y avenidas en la frontera entre texas y louisiana que estÁn bajo el agua. las situaciones monitoreada por el centro de emergencias donde se trabaja a toda mÁquina para determinar la gravedad del daÑo, autoridades dicen que no podido contabilizar aÚn. relatan que esto afectÓ sus ingresos econÓmicos. >> por el nivel del rÍo estÁ a la espalda, afecta, claro. >> las inundaciones causaron el cierre de la autopista interestatal 10 que conecta con texas. segÚn

now a federal judge blocks the appointment of lula da silva as chief of staff. e.u. leaders agree on a plan with a deal with turkey to stem the flow of

rousseff is accused of corruption in an investigation that ensnared her predecessor la la da silva--lula da silva. meanwhile, the financial situation in brazil is threatening a program that keeps food on the table of the poor. we report from rio de janeiro. >> one of more than 40 million brazilians who benefit, famili a part time cleaner, it helps to feed and clothe her children. >> the money i get is the money i spend on my children's snacks. however, if i don't make enough money cleaning houses, i need to use this money to keep the house and not spend it on snacks. >> but in 2011 they were being paid for a quarter of the population including those living here. the payment goes straight to the mother by passing potentially corrupt administrations. people who are in extreme poverty situation, they're sort of locked in a poverty trap. they are--they can't have by themselves the means to overcome the situation by having access to information, jobs, by being able to maintain the kids in school. >> the government said it would reduce poverty by 27%. school attendance went up. the project was

brazilian judge has blocked the of luiz inacio lula da silva.t is the latest twist in the crisis that brings protesters to the streets. >> sao paolo is the heartland of the workers party. if they weren't heard here, they criticize the brazilian judiciary who they claim conducted a coup against the president. >> even if we don't agree with what president rousseff is doing, but we don't want to see a coup that ends democracy. >> it is here that former president lula would address the crowd. >> we have far more people here than we expected. >> we're ready to die if necessary. they will not take away from us the best president that brazil has ever had. >> this is the biggest pro-government gathering. >> many turned out for the government, this large showing has only polarized civilian society. the opposition said that it would respond an implicating business leaders and major applications including the former president lula. lula is the man that this crowd, the government supporters, came to hear. >> i'm not going into the government. i'm going to h

politicians attempt to impeach president dilma rousseff and send former president luiz inacio lula da silva to prison on corruption charges. but is this really a coup in the making? pulitzer prize-winning journalist and greenwald joins us for the hour to discuss brazil, brussels, and how the attack there is impacting the u.s. presidential race. >> we cannot throughout everything we know about what works and what doesn't and start torturing people. what donald trump, ted cruz, and others are suggesting is not only wrong, it is dangerous. safe.l not keep us today, glenn greenwald for the hour on hillary clinton, donald trurump, brazazil, bruss, and the fbi apple fight over encryption. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in arizona, voters are calling on maricopa county recorder helen purcell to resign, following widespread accusations of voter suppression during tuesday's primary election. at multiple polling sites, voters waited in massive lines that topped more thahan five hours. some sites also ran out of b

prosecutors are looking into whether luiz inacio lula da silva received favors from construction firms, which have themselves been charged with corruption and money laundering as part of the corruption scandal. this does mark a new phase in the country's largest ever corruption inquiry. dozens of politicians have been arrested on suspicion of overcharging contracts with petrobras and using some of that money to pay bribes. petrobras has said it needs to sell $15 billion of assets this year in order to shore up its troubled assets and pay off debts. shona: let's move on to the latest in apple's dispute with the u.s. government over its security policies. apple's rallying to side and it seems the u.n. has stepped in. k: at least three separate tech firms have followed legal motions supporting apple's case, and the united nations has weighed in. risk.s. authorities opening a pandora's box of problems that could threaten people worldwide. that sets the stage for what is likely a long barrel -- a long battle between apple and washington. >> the battle between apple and the fbi has gone inte

. >>> brazilians federal police executed search warrants in the home of the former president lula da silva. the popular former president was questioned for federal -- by federal police as part of an extensive corruption investigation. the soup involving 200 police service auditors part of a larger ongoing corruption and money laundering investigation involving the state run oil company. >>> reports claim the mexican drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman slipped into california twice in order to visit relatives while he was on the run after his daring escape. his daughter said her father across the border and continuous late last year. meantime his attorney said the drug lord is having such a hard time in his new prison he wants to be extradited to the us he says he's chronically sleep deprived it is getting ill he was to be transferred to the us where he is ready to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges but the attorney says the drug lord will do that only if he's held in a minimum- security prison and not held in isolation. >>> and jail cells brawl, >>> a brother and sister duo after a gir

the government appears to appeal a supreme court ruling preventing lula da silva from taking up the cabinetpost. voting is under way for the tibetan government in exile. these are the latest pictures from the indian city where the government is based. more than 80,000 tibetans across the world with expected to vote. nepal's prime minister will visit china in a first time in a move that many hope of strengthen trade. new investment is desperately needed in an area badly affected by last year's earthquake. >> reporter: this is the border town. before last year's earthquake it was busy. it's normally the first stop for goods arriving for china, but the border has been closed with only sfurt forces living on either side. this woman runs the only tea shop here. >> translation: before this place used to be busy with people. it is deserted now. we're staying back in hope that this border point will hop. if it opposite, great, but if it doesn't we will have to move elsewhere looking for jobs. reopening the border would open an economic lifeline for people like her. on the chinese side people have b