Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Brazil behind in contributions to global agencies

The transition team leading Brazil from the current Jair Bolsonaro administration to the one headed by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva due to take office on Jan. 1 Wednesday announced that the South American country was some US$ 1 billion behind with its payments to international organizations.
Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Bolsonaro will not participate in Lula's taking office ceremony; who will deliver the presidential sash?

Outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has informed his immediate advisors and followers that he will not be participating in the January first taking office ceremony of president-elect Lula da Silva. “It has been 100% decided, there's no going back”, was the message from the conservative leader.
Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:32 UTC
Brazil’s football shirt was a Bolsonaro symbol, but the World Cup is changing that

By Felipe Tirado (*) – Like many extremist and authoritarian leaders before him, outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro seized on national symbols during his rise to power and tried to make them his own. The national football shirt is a case in point. For years many Brazilians avoided wearing the famous yellow shirt because of its association with Bolsonaro and far-right politics.
Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Bolsonaro's party officially questions outcome of elections

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's Liberal Party (PL) called for a partial annulment of the Oct. 30 elections whereby the opposition candidate and former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT)was chosen to return to the Planalto Palace on Jan. 1.
Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 19:14 UTC
Important progress ahead under Lula, Argentine Ambassador foresees

Former Vice President and current Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli said this week that once President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva takes office on Jan. 1 there will be “very important advances” in bilateral relations.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits record highs

Brazil's Amazon lost 903.8 square kilometers of forest during the month of October of 2022, which is tantamount to 3% more than in the same period last year, the National Institute of Special Research (INPE) reported during the weekend.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:21 UTC
Brazil's Armed Forces to abide by Constitution during transition

Brazil's Armed Forces have issued a statement underlining their rejection of President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters, who gathered in front of military barracks after the Oct. 30 runoff demanding a military uprising allegedly in defense of the Constitution since they claimed Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's victory had been through fraud.
Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:35 UTC
No time for revenge, says Lula

“It is possible to recover harmony between the powers, to recover the normality of coexistence between institutions,” said Brazil's president-elect.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 19:29 UTC
Brazilian military experts find no irregularities in Lula's win

Brazil's Defense Ministry Wednesday submitted its report to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) regarding the armed forces' involvement in the presidential elections last month: No irregularities were detected.
Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:33 UTC
All roads clear of blockades, Brazil's Highway Police says

All of Brazil's roads are clear from blockades, Federal Highway Police (PRF) reported late Thursday, although the flow of vehicles remained hindered on 24 highways in the states of Amazonas (2), Mato Grosso (7), Mato Grosso do Sul (1), Pará (6) and Rondônia (8).