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Montevideo, May 2nd 2024 - 23:28 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:16 UTC

    Brazil's military brass praise 1964 coup

    The joint declaration of the Minister of Defense and the Armed Forces chiefs is to be read at all military units on the 58th anniversary of the uprising

    Brazil's Defense Minister General Walter Braga Netto, who is most likely to run for the vice-presidency behind Jair Bolsonaro in the Oct. 2 elections, has signed a document together with the Armed Forces chiefs saying the 1964 coup d'état strengthened the country's democracy.

  • Wednesday, March 30th 2022 - 21:32 UTC

    Brazilian lawmaker hides in Congress to avoid court order

    Silveira was arrested last year after he released a video through social media with serious threats and insults against the STF judges

    Bolsonarist Deputy Daniel Silveira Wednesday tried to avoid a court order by stonewalling law enforcement agents at Brasilia's Parliament building. The officers were there to enforce him wearing a tracking anklet because he is under judiciary probe for threatening democratic institutions and making statements that were construed as an apology for dictatorships.

  • Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

    Bolsonaro sacks Petrobras chief, pending approval

    Pending a decision by the shareholders, Silva e Luna will remain in charge of Petrobras, unless he requests a leave

    The Brazilian Government Monday decided to sack Retired General Joaquim Silva e Luna as Petrobras CEO and appoint Economist Adriano Pires instead, after the price of fuel kept soaring, thus affecting President Jair Bolsonaro's chances of reelection.

  • Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

    Bolsonaro hospitalized yet again for abdominal discomfort

    First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro said her husband was fine, nonetheless

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to the Armed Forces Hospital (HFA) in Brasilia Monday evening and was ordered to spend the night there pending tests, it was announced.

  • Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

    Bolsonaro insists Judiciary wants him to lose reelection

    Bolsonaro has been consistently narrowing the gap with Lula. Photo: REUTERS / ADRIANO MACHADO

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) Monday insisted the country's Judiciary wanted him to lose this year's elections, following Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes' decision to ban Telegram unless some content was removed.

  • Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

    Bolsonaro's popularity coming around ahead of presidential elections

    It remains an enigma whether Bolsonaro will manage to bring Lula to a runoff after Oct. 30

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sees his chances of reelection in October improve after a drop in unemployment announced Friday helped him narrow the gap against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

  • Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

    Brazilian judge bans Telegram app nationwide

    Bolsonaro was using Telegram after some of his posts on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook were deleted due to alleged false information

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered the smart telephone application Telegram banned nationwide, claiming it did not help authorities fight the so-called spread of “fake news.”

  • Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:53 UTC

    Increase in fuel price, a crime against Brazilians, says Bolsonaro

    “Whatever I can do, I do,” to avoid increases in the price of fuel, Bolsonaro said

    Brazil's oil company Petrobras came under heavy criticism Wednesday from President Jair Bolsonaro, who claimed the decision to raise the price of fuel at pumps was both “absurd” and “a crime against the population.”

  • Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 09:32 UTC

    Bolsonaro awarded medal for “indigenist merit”

    The President has been in favor of economic exploitation of native Brazilian community lands

    Brazil's Justice Ministry Wednesday awarded President Jair Bolsonaro the medal for “indigenist merit,” a distinction which is granted to outstanding personalities who stand for the good of the native communities. The head of state was deemed worthy of such an accolade “in recognition of the relevant services of altruistic character, related to the welfare, protection, and defense of the indigenous communities” despite his notorious actions regarding the economic exploitation of the native ancestral lands.

  • Friday, March 4th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

    Brazil's President, British PM in favor of ceasefire in Ukraine

    Bolsonaro's image improved despite his closeness to Putin

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday held a telephone conversation during which both heads of government agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine, it was reported.