Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Activist murder arrested suspects have “coincidental” links with President Bolsonaro

  

  Apparent links between Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro and two suspects arrested over the murder of rights activist Marielle Franco are believed to be a coincidence, police said on Tuesday, as the President faced scrutiny over the connections.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Bolsonaro caught red handed involved in fake news

  

  Brazil’s bar association and top investigative journalism group Abraji blasted far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday for his latest Twitter attack on the press.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  US and Brazil reach space accord to be signed next week when Bolsonaro visits Washington

  

  The United States and Brazil have negotiated an accord to safeguard U.S. space technology the South American nation hopes will be used in commercial rockets lifting off from its launch site near the equator, the Brazilian government said on Monday.

• Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 07:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro praises Brazilian military as the ultimate arbiters of democracy

  

  Brazil’s far-right president described the country’s armed forces, which led the country under a military dictatorship for over two decades, as the ultimate arbiters of democracy. Speaking at a naval event in Rio de Janeiro alongside some of the former generals who sit in his cabinet, Jair Bolsonaro praised Brazil’s military.

• Thursday, March 7th 2019 - 08:48 UTC

  Bolsonaro points to Carnival excesses and triggers Twitter controversy

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has provoked controversy by posting an obscene video of two revelers at Carnival, saying he wanted to reveal the truth about the festival. The clip posted on Twitter shows two men engaging in sex acts on top of a taxi shelter during a street party.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2019 - 08:26 UTC

  Brazil posts a fiscal surplus in January, but public finances remain fragile

  

  The Brazilian government posted a fiscal surplus of 46.9 billion reais (US$ 12.5 billion) in January, the central bank said, above forecasts but unchanged from a year earlier. In Brazil, January is traditionally marked by higher tax revenues and lighter spending, so these figures do not change the fragile outlook for public finances, analysts said.

• Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 10:15 UTC

  Busy month of overseas trips for Bolsonaro: United States, Chile and Israel

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will pay his first official visits to the United States, Chile and Israel this month, in a clear sign of the alliances the far-right leader wants to shore up, official sources said.

• Monday, March 4th 2019 - 07:45 UTC

  Lula back in prison after attending the funeral of his grandson Arthur

  

  Ex Brazilian president Lula da Silva is back in prison after being let out to attend his grandson Arthur's funeral. The seven-year-old died of meningitis on Friday. Lula was allowed to go to the burial in São Paulo on Saturday, where supporters gathered to greet him. Lula is serving 12 years in prison on corruption charges.

• Friday, March 1st 2019 - 23:33 UTC

  Guaido stops in Asunción from Brasilia and enroute to Argentina

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez Friday welcomed Venezuelan dissident acting President Juan Guaidó, saying the latter represented hope for his people. Abdo added Nicolás Maduro's tyranny must end.

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Guaidó arrives to Brasilia as part of a continental tour

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived in Brazil on Wednesday night to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as part of a tour of several nations to drum up international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down.