Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 08:19 UTC
Embraer-Boeing deal clears provisional injunction, but now depends on Bolsonaro's administration

A Brazilian federal court has overturned a provisional injunction that blocked a proposed tie-up between plane makers Embraer and Boeing, Embraer said on Monday in a securities filing. Brazil's Embraer announced in July its intention to sell 80% of its commercial aviation business to Chicago-based Boeing for US$ 3.8 billion. Embraer has said the deal is crucial for its survival.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 06:43 UTC
Mercosur and EU start a technical talks round in Montevideo, waiting for Bolsonaro

Mercosur and the European Union will be holding a round of technical talks this week in Montevideo, starting on Monday, with the purpose of building a strong consensus that could anticipate an agreement sometime next year.
Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:35 UTC
Lula tells BBC why he was jailed to prevent him from winning the presidential election

Brazil's former president, Lula da Silva, says he was jailed to prevent him from winning the 2018 presidential election which saw far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro elected. In an exclusive interview with the BBC via letters from his cell, Lula said Judge Sergio Moro “did politics and not justice” when he sentenced him.
Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:34 UTC
Bolsonaro names evangelical pastor to head a new Women, Family ministry

Brazil's right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro named a pro-life evangelical pastor to head a new ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights that will also take over the agency looking after the country's 850,000 indigenous people. Damares Alves, a lawyer, preacher and congressional aide, is a staunch opponent of legalizing abortion, which is allowed only in cases of rape, anencephaly or when the mother's life is in danger.
Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:07 UTC
Twelve people, including six hostages killed in bank robbery shootout in Brazil

Twelve people including 6 hostages were killed on Friday in a shootout between police and bank robbers attempting to blow up ATMs at 2 banks in a small town in northeastern Brazil, authorities said.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 10:01 UTC
Temer has no regrets and trusts Bolsonaro's government will succeed

Brazilian outgoing president Michel Temer said on Thursday his government will leave a primary budget deficit fewer than 130 billion reais (US$ 33.3 billion) when he hands over the reins to President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on January first.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 09:54 UTC
Brazilian federal judge freezes proposed tie-up of Embraer with Boeing

A Brazilian federal court on Thursday suspended a proposed US$ 4.75 billion tie-up between US aerospace giant Boeing and the civilian business of Brazilian plane-maker Embraer pending the government of president-elect Jair Bolsonaro taking office.
Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 19:17 UTC
Bolsonaro's announcements earned Brazil a “fossil of the day” at pessimism-ridden UN climate conference

Environmental activists have labelled Brazil and Saudi Arabia “fossils of the day” during the United Nations two-week climate conference in Katowice, Poland.
Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:28 UTC
Populism is not an ideology, it's a political technique which thrives on angry people

Five of the world’s largest democracies now have populist governments, claimed The Guardian last week, and proceeded to name four: the United States, India, Brazil and the Philippines. Which is the fifth? At various points it name-checks Turkey, Italy and the United Kingdom, but it never becomes clear which. (And by the way, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is not a populist. He’s just a nationalist.)
Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:40 UTC
Will Bolsonaro be able to overcome the traditional “horse trading” of Congress

Traditionally leaders of Brazil have had to offer ministerial posts to allied parties to form a working majority in a Congress that has more than two dozen parties. But following years of corruption scandals that pummeled trust in Brazil’s political establishment, president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has chosen his cabinet ignoring powerful party bosses.