Tag: Brazil senate

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Senatorial Committee calls for indictment of Brazilian President for how he handled the COVID-19 crisis

  

  Brazil's Senatorial Committee (CPI) investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday recommended the head of state be prosecuted for “crimes against humanity” and that he is denied access to social media for having spread false information about the disease.

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro asks Brazilian Senate to depose Justice De Moraes

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, a former Army captain, Friday launched his counterattack against Federal Supreme Court (STF) and Electors Supreme Court (TSE) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and requested his dismissal to the Senate.

• Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 15:36 UTC

  Brazil: Senate to investigate Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic

  

  Brazil's Senate Tuesday created a Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPI) to evaluate President's Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced.

• Friday, November 6th 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Brazilian Senate votes overwhelmingly in favor of Central bank autonomy

  

  Brazil’s Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill that would establish the autonomy of the central bank to reduce political interference in monetary policy and align the country with other major economies.

• Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 08:36 UTC

  Brazilian Senator, close ally of Bolsonaro forced to resign over hidden cash

  

  Brazilian lawmaker Chico Rodrigues was forced to resign on Thursday from the Senate after police found cash hidden in his underwear during a search of his home.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Brazil tightens safety demands for dams in the mining industry

  

  Brazil's Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that tightens the safety rules and inspection for dams in the mining industry, setting fines of up to 1 billion reais (US$ 200 million) for failure to comply.

• Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil's Senate to hold a final vote on pension reform on 22 October

  

  Brazil’s Senate will hold the second and final vote on pension reform on Oct. 22, party leaders agreed on Tuesday night after long discussions, according to Senator Antonio Anastasia of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Brazil Senate overturns Bolsonaro's decree allowing arms for self defense

  

  Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday overturned a decree signed last month by right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that drastically expanded the number of people allowed to carry weapons in public.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Three foreign airlines interested in operating in the Brazilian domestic market

  

  Three more foreign airlines are in talks with the Brazilian government to start domestic flight operations in the country, Brazil’s infrastructure minister Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas told reporters.

• Tuesday, February 20th 2018 - 09:43 UTC

  Brazilian government admits crucial pensions' reform will be hard to pass Congress

  

  Brazil’s political affairs minister Carlos Marun said on Monday that passage of a bill to overhaul the country’s costly social security system has effectively ground to a halt in Congress and would become a campaign issue in this year’s election.