Brazil

Friday, June 28th 2019 - 07:38 UTC
Bolsonaro says Germany has much to learn from Brazil on deforestation; NGOs ask EU to halt Mercosur talks

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday Germany has “a lot to learn” from Brazil when it comes to the environment, hitting back at criticism over deforestation in the Amazon. Bolsonaro made the remarks in Japan on the eve of the G20 summit, where German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she would seek “straight talk” with the Brazilian leader over destruction of the rainforest.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 15:12 UTC
Argentina foils arms trafficking gang operating in Paraguay and Brazil

Argentina foiled an international gang dedicated to arms trafficking following raids in several provinces and eight months of committed criminal intelligence, according to Security minister Patricia Bullrich.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 15:11 UTC
Crew member of Brazilian presidential aircraft caught with 39 kg of cocaine in Spain

Spanish police have arrested a member of the Brazilian Air Force who carried three bags full of cocaine on a military plane to Seville hours before President Jair Bolsonaro’s was scheduled to take a stopover there, police and officials said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Lula's appeal to be freed delayed until at least August

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed until August its decision on an appeal by imprisoned former President Lula da Silva who argued he should be freed because leaked private messages showed that the judge who convicted him was not impartial.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Bolsonaro revokes a bill to loosen gun control laws

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday reversed a move to loosen gun control laws by presidential decree, in a strategic retreat after lawmakers pushed back on one of the far-right leader’s key campaign promises.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Relief for Facebook legal problems in Brazil: fine reduced to US$ 5 million

Facebook Inc’s fine for withholding WhatsApp messages from a drug-trafficking investigation in Brazil should be reduced to 23 million reais (US$ 5 million), a Brazilian federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Lula's habeas corpus request postponed with no date set

The Brazilian Supreme Court postponed on Monday the voting for the habeas corpus request of Brazil's former president Lula da Silva. Supreme Court Judge Carmen Lucia took off the review for the habeas corpus from the schedule for Tuesday, and a new date has not been set.
Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Bolsonaro to meet President Xi for the first time next Friday in Osaka

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who criticized China last year for “buying” up his country, will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time on the sidelines of this week's G20 meeting in Japan, his office said on Monday.
Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
Bolsonaro supports Rio to host the F1 Grand Prix starting 2021; Sao Paulo refuses to yield

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday there is a “99% chance” that Rio de Janeiro will host Formula One's Brazilian Grand Prix starting in 2021 -- the latest in a battle with Sao Paulo, the current host city.
Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 09:39 UTC
The Economist: “Despite turmoil, Brazil is starting to fix its pension system”

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president, likes romantic metaphors. “Our marriage is stronger than ever,” he said in May after the press speculated that he was at odds with the economy minister, Paulo Guedes. “The marriage ended with no hard feelings,” he said this month after sacking Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, a minister who had said that others in government should be more careful on social media—thus outraging Bolsonaro fans who tweet about the virtues of military rule and the horrors of homosexuality.