Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Bolsonaro pays tribute to Brazilian and Paraguayan military rulers

  

  Jair Bolsonaro paid tribute to the former dictators of Brazil and Paraguay this week at a ceremony to celebrate the Itaipu hydroelectric dam. The Brazilian president, who has spoken previously of his admiration for the military dictatorship that ruled his nation from 1964 to 1985, praised former Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner as a “man of vision.”

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  Obvious: Brazilians split over pensions' reform, but support for Bolsonaro remains solid

  

  Brazilians are split on a proposed overhaul of the country’s pension system, a poll showed on Tuesday, while most said they approve of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s performance.

• Wednesday, February 27th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Orthodox, US trained economist, Campos Neto confirmed as Brazilian central bank governor

  

  Brazil's Senate-confirmed Roberto Campos Neto as central bank governor on Tuesday, after he stressed that controlling inflation and reining in public spending were critical to supporting economic growth.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Education purge in Brazil: national anthem and Bolsonaro's campaign slogan in all schools

  

  Brazil’s new right-wing government requested on Monday that schools film their students singing the national anthem and that a message including President Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign slogan be read aloud to classes.

• Monday, February 25th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  Apocalyptic scenario for Brazil if pensions' reform is not approved, warns Economy ministry

  

  Brazil’s Economy Ministry warned that the economy will slip into recession next year and official interest rates could more than double unless Congress approves measures to reduce the deficit in the country’s pension system.

• Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Bolsonaro's Senator son investigated by federal authorities for money laundering

  

  The senator son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation by federal authorities for money laundering in connection to unexplained increases in his net worth, the prosecutor general’s office said on Thursday.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:44 UTC

  Bolsonaro presents to Congress his pensions overhaul... Where are the necessary votes?

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro delivered his proposed pension overhaul to Congress on Wednesday, aiming to save over 1 trillion reais (US$270 billion) in a decade by changing tax rates, delaying retirement and creating individual savings accounts.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  Latam Airlines expected to have a 51% controlling interest in Latam Brazil

  

  Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group SA has asked Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade to boost its voting stake in LATAM Airlines Brazil to 51%, formalizing a controlling interest in Brazil’s No. 2 airline that for years it was unable to achieve because of local restrictions.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:25 UTC

  Bolsonaro fires head of president's office: “difference of opinion on important issues”

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday fired one of his most senior aides and cabinet members, Gustavo Bebianno, amid a scandal involving campaign financing for some of his party's congressional candidates. Bebianno was secretary general of the president's office.

• Monday, February 18th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Bolsonaro learning the hard way: family and politics don't mix

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, one of his politician sons and his ultraconservative party were embroiled in a crisis on Sunday over a campaign finance scandal threatening the leader's anti-corruption image. The 63-year-old far-right president, who is just six weeks into his mandate, spoke with top officials in his government on Friday and Saturday to try to draw a line under the affair, after key allies turned on him.