{"id":318563,"date":"2026-02-17T03:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-controversy-over-floats-praising-brazils-president-at-rios-carnival-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T03:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:00:15","slug":"whats-behind-the-controversy-over-floats-praising-brazils-president-at-rios-carnival-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-controversy-over-floats-praising-brazils-president-at-rios-carnival-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s behind the controversy over floats praising Brazil&#8217;s President at Rio\u2019s carnival? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/ddL456TJEpk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What\u2019s behind the controversy over floats praising Brazil's President at Rio\u2019s carnival? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ddL456TJEpk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In Brazil, a political controversy has erupted among the parades and parties in Rio di Janeiro&#8217;s carnival celebrations. Several floats built by a samba school honoring President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva towered over the city on Sunday night. Their tribute is now under fire for what critics call illegal early campaigning before an election.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Floats spark controversy at Brazil&#8217;s carnival celebrations<br \/>\n02:07 Journalist Jo\u00e3o Soares from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil<\/p>\n<p>#carnival2026 #lulagovernment #brazil<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Brazil, a political controversy has erupted among the parades and parties in Rio di Janeiro&#8217;s carnival celebrations. 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