Tag: General Hamilton Mourao

• Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Growing concerns in Brazil about a power vacuum and cabinet bickering

  

  Brazil is going through a rudderless period as President Jair Bolsonaro lies in a hospital bed following stomach surgery, with high-priority political issues such as pension reform on the backburner until he recovers, analysts and observers say. The limbo, which has lasted more than two weeks, might finally be coming to an end this week, according to reports.

• Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Brazilian minister blasted for ignoring as “irrelevant” an icon of Amazon environmentalist

  

  Brazilian environmental groups on Tuesday blasted President Jair Bolsonaro's environment minister after he dismissed the murdered Amazon rain forest defender Chico Mendes as “irrelevant.”

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 09:01 UTC

  Bolsonaro recovering after a nine-hour operation; General Hamilton Mourao acting president

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone surgery to remove a colostomy bag he had fitted after he was stabbed in the stomach on the campaign trail in September. He is expected to be on strict bed rest for two days after the operation, a presidential spokesman said.