Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Brazil Justice minister Moro granted a five-day leave of absence

  

  Brazil’s justice minister, Sérgio Moro, has been granted a leave of absence following a slew of damaging leaks that have cast serious doubts over his impartiality as a judge in a sweeping graft scandal.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro opinion polls rating seem to be stabilizing following a long sked

  

  Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is among the least popular since the country's return to democracy three decades ago, but his rating in a poll released on Monday showed his numbers stabilizing.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Bolsonaro involved in child labor controversy: “I've been working since I was eight-year-old”

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, no stranger to controversy, sparked strong reaction by repeatedly defending the practice of child labor. “I've been working since I was eight years old... and today I am what I am,” the far-right leader said during his weekly live forum on Facebook.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:58 UTC

  Politics and the significance of Brazil winning its ninth Copa America title

  

  Brazil’s soccer team won its ninth Copa America title on Sunday, wearing the squad’s legendary yellow and green jersey. But in the nation’s bitterly polarized political environment, some fans felt unable to wear the colors.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 10:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro insists, Europe has no authority to discuss environment issues with Brazil

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has rebutted European criticism over his commitment to the environment, saying he'd flown over Europe twice and hadn't seen “even a square kilometre of forest.”

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 08:42 UTC

  Brazilian stocks at new records as pension reform clears key congressional hurdle

  

  Brazilian markets rallied on Thursday and stocks hit the highest level on record, as the government’s cornerstone pension reform bill cleared a key congressional hurdle. The special pension reform committee in Congress passed the basic text by a vote of 36 to 13, and the reform bill could now be only two weeks from achieving full lower house approval.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:52 UTC

  Brazilian trade secretary praises Bolsonaro for the Mercosur/EU trade deal

  

  Brazil's Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo says that Jair Bolsonaro's government was decisive in pulling off the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 07:33 UTC

  Amazon deforestation keeps advancing; Brazil warned about EU/Mercosur accord clauses on climate change

  

  Deforestation in Brazil's portion of the Amazon rainforest soared more than 88% in June compared with the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of rising forest destruction under new President Jair Bolsonaro, who has called for the development of the region.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 11:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro first six turbulent months: a government unable to deliver surrounded by family and aye-aye men

  

  In his first six turbulent months as president, Brazil's Jair Messias Bolsonaro has squandered much political capital and proved even more of a disappointment than expected. Only 32% of Brazilians are satisfied with his work, according to a poll published on Thursday. And that number is predicted to drop.

• Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro called off delayed meeting with China's Xi

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called off a meeting on Saturday in Japan with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after his delegation was left waiting it was reported in the Brazilian media.