Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 08:10 UTC
Bolsonaro warns environmental monitoring agencies: “the party is over”

Brazil's incoming far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, took a swipe at the government's environmental monitoring agencies, warning he would not allow them to impose “fines all over the place.”
Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 10:29 UTC
Bolsonaro names an Admiral as Mining and Energy minister

President-elect and former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro, has named a Navy admiral as his Mining and Energy minister. The appointment marks the eighth member of the armed forces to Bolsonaro's government and the 20th Minister appointed so far.
Saturday, December 1st 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Bolsonaro recommends “prudence” before signing any Mercosur/EU agreement

Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro said “prudence” was necessary before signing any trade agreement with other nations, in reference to the ongoing negotiations between Mercosur and the European Union.
Friday, November 30th 2018 - 21:40 UTC
Anti-globalist protests and controversy over the use of lethal weapons: Argentine Minister of Security came out to clarify in the framework of the G20

After the controversy generated by a resolution in which the Ministry of Security of Argentina allows the police to use lethal weapons against a person who flees in the framework of the summit of the Group of 20 in Buenos Aires, the minister Patricia Bullrich went to clarify that this disposition “has nothing to do with the mobilization” against the G20 crowded by social organizations this Friday.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Brazil withdraws its offer to host UN conference on climate change next year

Brazil has withdrawn its offer to host a large U.N. conference on climate change next year, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, leading environmental groups to question the government's commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Bolsonaro adds two more military officers to his cabinet

Brazil's right-wing president-elect Jair Bolsonaro picked retired General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz as his minister in charge of political relations with Congress, and military engineer Tarcisio Freitas as his infrastructure ministry, a fifth and sixth military to his cabinet.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:51 UTC
Bad start for Bolsonaro: Temer signs 16% pay raise for Justices, which is a benchmark for other public sector

Brazil’s exiting President Michel Temer signed into law a 16% pay raise for Supreme Court justices on Monday, disregarding a request from his President-elect Jair Bolsonaro that he veto the bill to avoid increasing next year’s budget deficit.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil Eyes US$ 30 Billion Offshore Oil Boom

Over the past few years, Brazil has held several very successful oil auctions under production-sharing contracts in its pre-salt layer, attracting major oil companies to its prized offshore oil area.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:27 UTC
Bolsonaro will not return Venezuelans: “they are fleeing a dictatorship supported by Lula and Dilma”

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said his government would not send back the tens of thousands of Venezuelans who have sought refuge in Brazil from the economic breakdown in their populist ruled homeland.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Extreme right philosopher nominated as Brazil's Education minister

Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has chosen Ricardo Vélez Rodriguez, a Colombian professor naturalized Brazilian, to be the next Minister of Education. The late Friday announcement happened on social media and is considered a bow to the evangelical Christian backers of the elected president.