Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Friday, September 14th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil's Bolsorano recovering but his presidential campaigning is over

  

  Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian far-right frontrunner for president, on Thursday was recovering from emergency surgery with no complications, but his running mate said his return to campaigning would be further delayed.

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro undergoes emergency surgery

  

  Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro underwent emergency surgery on Wednesday evening, according to a medical report released by the hospital caring for him.

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro leads Brazilian presidential competition with 26% vote intention, according to Ibope

  

  Pollster Ibope released on Tuesday its latest vote intention survey for the different Brazilian candidates who will be disputing the first round of the presidential election next October 7, and they proved to be quite similar to those made public a day before by another significant pollster Datafolha.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Army chief warns politicians about “further dividing Brazilian society”

  

  The head of Brazil’s military has issued a warning against the presidential candidacy of the country’s imprisoned former leader Lula da Silva, who has been banned from standing for office on corruption charges.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Bolsonaro recovering from abdominal stabbing: functions returning and he walked a few steps

  

  The health of Brazil’s far-right leading and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was markedly improved after he was stabbed last week at a campaign rally, the hospital where he is being treated said on Sunday.

• Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Bolsonaro's condition stable: optimism about his recovery and resumption of campaigning

  

  The leading candidate in Brazil's presidential race who was transferred to the Albert Einstein Israelite hospital in Sao Paulo for further treatment after being stabbed at a campaign rally, is stable and recovering according to medical and official reports.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazilian leading presidential candidate stabbed and in serious condition; attack could bolster his chances

  

  The leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said, pushing an already chaotic campaign into further disarray.

• Friday, August 31st 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Brazil: Alckmin unveils campaign ad targeting far right adversary Jair Bolsonaro

  

  Brazil’s business-friendly presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin unveiled a campaign ad against gun violence on Thursday that targeted his far-right pro-gun adversary Jair Bolsonaro.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 09:06 UTC

  Opinion polls confirm Lula's popularity and rattles markets

  

  The popularity of imprisoned former Brazilian president Lula da Silva has grown strongly despite his corruption conviction, an election poll on Wednesday showed, a result that rattled markets and raised the possibility that Lula’s running mate could ultimately become the next occupant of the country’s presidential palace.

• Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:10 UTC

  Brazilian election increasingly polarized: Lula's support increases and so does far right Bolsonaro

  

  Jailed former president Lula da Silva has increased his support by five percentage points and would win Brazil's October presidential election if he was allowed to run, a poll by CNT/MDA showed on Monday. The survey, which was last taken in May, found that almost half of the leftist leader's supporters would transfer their votes to his running mate Fernando Haddad if Lula is disqualified from Brazil's most uncertain race in decades.