Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:15 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Brazil might buy diesel from Russia

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has hinted he might purchase diesel from Russia after a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, who had reportedly vowed to guarantee the South American country a steady supply of fertilizers despite the ongoing war with Ukraine.

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 19:17 UTC

  Braga Netto chosen as Bolsonaro's VP running mate

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said during a TV interview Sunday that he had chosen former Defense Minister General Walter Braga Netto as his running mate for the Oct. 2 elections and that the official announcement is to be made shortly.

• Friday, June 24th 2022 - 21:11 UTC

  Former Bolsonarist minister released in corruption probe

  

  A Brazilian Federal court in Brasilia has ordered the release of former Education Minister, Pastor Milton Ribeiro from jail after being arrested Wednesday on a preemptive basis for allegedly diverting public funds for his own benefit and collecting bribes from municipal authorities.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  The “communist” map that irked nationalists because Malvinas are Falklands and don't figure as Argentine

  

  When it's not the father, president Jair Bolsonaro, it's one of his sons, in this case Eduardo Bolsonaro, federal lawmaker who is involved in a controversy over his interpretation of South America's political mood and trend, which he described as mostly pure red communist.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Bolsonarists looking for strategies to halt fuel price increases

  

  While Brazil's Energy Minister Adolfo Sachsida appeared Tuesday before the Lower House to answer questions about the current situation regarding the state-owned oil company Petrobras, the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro is concocting other strategies to curb the neverending increases in the price of fuel.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 19:57 UTC

  Meetings between LatAm countries and OECD taking place in Brazil

  

  Brazil is hosting meetings between Latin American and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, during which economic policies, education, and productivity matters are to be discussed.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:54 UTC

  Bolsonaro lashes out at Petrobras for new fuel price increase

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said the state-run oil company Petrobras' profits were “irrational” in the current global scenario following a 14% increase in the price of diesel fuel and 5% in naphtha.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Jesus would have bought a gun, had he got the chance

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Jesus did not buy a gun because there were none available in his time. The head of state made those controversial remarks during a conversation with religious people at the Alvorada Palace.

• Monday, June 13th 2022 - 10:26 UTC

  Bolsonaro sees himself jailed after leaving office, “like Áñez”

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said from Orlando in the United States that he feared he might end up like former Bolivia's Jeanine Áñez when he leaves office.

• Saturday, June 11th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro meets Biden one-on-one at LA Summit

  

  Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil Friday held a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.