Tag: Flavio Dino

• Sunday, March 5th 2023 - 11:06 UTC

  Bolsonaro claims he did nothing wrong regarding the case of the First Lady's jewels

  

  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was being falsely accused in the case of the jewels he allegedly tried to smuggle into the South American country last year after an official trip to Saudi Arabia. “They are accusing me of a gift that I did not ask for, nor did I receive. There is no illegality on my part,” Bolsonaro insisted.

• Wednesday, March 1st 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  Bolsonaro's testimony can be obtained abroad, Minister Dino says

  

  Brazil's Federal Police could take statements from former President Jair Bolsonaro abroad, Justice and Public Safety Minister Flavio Dino said Tuesday. However, in order to carry out such a procedure, international legal cooperation would be necessary, Dino explained. Bolsonaro, who is in the United States since before ending his term, is under investigation for the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia, among other cases.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Yanomami people crisis to be treated as genocide

  

  Brazil's Federal Police is to investigate the sanitary crisis among the Yanomami people as a crime of genocide, Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Wednesday.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:38 UTC

  Brazil launches observatory of violence against journalists

  

  Brazil's Justice Minister Flávio Dino Tuesday announced the creation of the National Observatory of Violence against Journalists, Agencia Brasil reported. The observatory is to function within the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety and the idea stemmed from the National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj).

• Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 17:56 UTC

  Former Brazilian Justice Minister arrested upon returning from US

  

  Brazilian Federal Police Saturday arrested former Justice Minister Anderson Torres on orders of Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes for his alleged involvement in Sunday's (Jan. 8) riots.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

  Some 50 armed men storm a town and empty two banks in the north of Brazil

  

  A gang of some 50 armed individuals attacked on Sunday night two banks, as well as military and police barracks, in a city in the northeast of Brazil, burning vehicles and causing a shooting that left three suspects dead.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 11:22 UTC

  Ahead of major international events, Brazil Tourism Board names new president

  

  The Brazil Tourism Board (Embratur) named Flavio Dino, a former federal congressman, as its new president, succeeding Mário Moysés.