Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill on Monday restricting smartphone use in schools, aligning with a global movement to limit devices in educational settings. The law, set to take effect in February,

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones in schools. The bill passed through the Chamber and

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

S ince leaving hospital in December, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula (pictured), has cut a smart figure. Brazil’s president has taken to wearing a Panama hat to hide deep scars from two emergency brain surgeries.

Following a worldwide trend toward smartphone bans, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill on Monday that limits smartphone usag

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday he had "fully recovered" from emergency surgery six weeks ago to stop a brain bleed. "I am fully recovered," the 79-year-old said at a ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomed the news of a cease-fire agreement Wednesday between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas while continuing to back a two-state solution to ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, speaks with Education ... but says adults will continue to be a bad example of smartphone use for children. “It is tough,” she said.

The publicist Sidônio Palmeira, who took office this Tuesday as minister of the Secretariat of Communication of the Brazilian Presidency, said that his main challenge will be to combat "the lies" spread by the far-right that prevent the population from seeing the achievements of the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Despite questions about the effectiveness of such bans, Brazil is the latest to prohibit the devices amid concerns over impacts on learning and well-being.

# As of 2023, about two-thirds of Brazilian schools imposed some restriction on cellphone use, while 28% banned them entirely, according to a survey released in August by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee.