Tag: Jair Bolsonaro President

• Wednesday, January 2nd 2019 - 04:55 UTC

  President Bolsonaro vows to tackle corruption, crime and economic mismanagement

  

  Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his election had freed the country from “socialism and political correctness,” and he vowed to tackle corruption, crime and economic mismanagement in Latin America’s largest nation.

• Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 06:56 UTC

  Lula has to remain in jail while Justices decide on procedural controversy

  

  Brazil's former president Lula da Silva remained in prison on Wednesday as two Supreme Court judges issued competing orders over whether he should be released while he tries to get his graft conviction overturned.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 07:01 UTC

  Lula challenges conviction arguing “proven bias” of Brazil's next Justice minister

  

  Ex Brazilian president Lula da Silva has challenged his corruption conviction, arguing that the judge behind his conviction has “proven his bias” by accepting a cabinet post under a political rival. The petition filed on Monday with Brazil's highest court asks Lula, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence, to be freed and his conviction overturned.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 10:50 UTC

  Uruguay sends congratulations message to the Brazilian people and the election of Bolsonaro

  

  Finally on Monday the Uruguayan government sent an official message congratulating the Brazilian people for their civic display on Sunday which elected president Jair Bolsonaro. Likewise the Uruguayan government confirmed its willingness to continue working and developing the bilateral relation with its large neighbor and strongest economy in Latin America.

• Monday, October 29th 2018 - 10:31 UTC

  Electoral Tribunal sends strong message to president elect Bolsonaro underlining the no-incident election

  

  At exactly 19h18m, Sunday 28 October, the Electoral Superior Tribunal, TSE, minister Rosa Weber stated that Jair Bolsonaro, candidate for the “Brazil above all, God above all of us” coalition was mathematically elected president of Brazil. The new president is to take office next January first, for the period from 2019 to 2022.