Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Bolsonaro hospitalized yet again for abdominal discomfort

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Lula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Ukraine: Bolsonaro offers humanitarian help but Brazil shall remain neutral

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Monday vowed to grant humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees but insisted on his country’s neutral stance regarding Russia’s invasion.
Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Bolsonaro finally reveals where Brazil will stand regarding Ukraine

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro finally made an explicit statement about his country’s stance regarding the Ukraine crisis following Russia’s invasion: The country shall remain “neutral.”