Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

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.
Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:20 UTC
Bolsonaro's chief of staff investigated over allegations of illegal campaign funding

Brazil's Supreme Court said on Tuesday it had authorized a federal investigation into allegations that the incoming chief of staff for far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro had taken illegal campaign donations.
Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:17 UTC
Norway pays Brazil US$ 70m for deforestation reduction in the Amazon in 2017

Norway will pay Brazil US$ 70 million for reducing deforestation in the Amazon in 2017 but is concerned over a more recent surge in the destruction of the world's largest tropical rainforest, according to a Norwegian government statement.
Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Bolsonaro begins political contacts to address pensions scheme with piecemeal reforms

Right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he plans to tackle the overhaul of Brazil's fiscally burdensome pension system with piecemeal reforms that can pass Congress, starting with an increase in the minimum age of retirement. He said reforms should start with the public social security system and advance gradually to make sure they pass Congress.
Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 08:49 UTC
Brazilian Supreme Court freezes Lula's latest appeal to be freed from prison

Brazil’s Supreme Court delayed indefinitely a decision on whether former president Lula da Silva should be freed from prison, where he is serving a 12-term for corruption. One of the five justices called for the postponement to give more time to study the case after two of his colleagues decided against a release.