Tag: Abraham Weintraub

• Saturday, June 27th 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Bolsonaro appeals court ruling requiring him to wear a face mask

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed a court ruling on Friday that requires him to wear a face mask in public during the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “unnecessary.” The attorney-general's office, which represents the government in legal matters, said the ruling was redundant since face masks are already mandatory in Brasilia.

• Friday, June 26th 2020 - 10:04 UTC

  World Bank staff reject Brazil's nomination to executive director over his racial comments

  

  The association representing staff at the World Bank asked that Brazil’s nomination of Abraham Weintraub to be executive director be reviewed over his past racial comments and other concerns, according to a letter circulated in the bank on Wednesday.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro's 'terrible spelling' education minister steps down: “this time it is true”

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's education minister, Abraham Weintraub, announced his resignation on Thursday after finding himself embroiled in a series of controversies and scandals.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazilian education minister fined US$ 385 for not wearing a face mask at a Bolsonaro support rally

  

  Brazil's education minister has been fined for failing to wear a face mask at a rally for President Jair Bolsonaro, who has himself repeatedly flouted Brasilia's masks-in-public rule amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  Beijing furious with Brazil after Education minister links COVID-19 pandemic to China's “plan for world domination”

  

  China demanded an explanation from Brazil on Monday after the conservative government’s education minister linked the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to the Asian country’s “plan for world domination,” in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Massive students and teachers protests across 17 of 27 Brazilian states

  

  Students and teachers from hundreds of universities and colleges across Brazil began a nationwide demonstration on Wednesday in “defense of education” following a raft of budget cuts announced by President Jair Bolsonaro's government.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro sacks education minister: he proved more conservative than the president

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on Monday sacked his education minister, an ultraconservative who had drawn public ire over a range of controversial proposals including a revision of school textbooks to deny the 1964 military coup.