Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Sunday, February 6th 2022 - 19:49 UTC
Castillo embraces Conservative values, Bolsonaro says after meeting

Despite mounting opposition against each one of them in their own countries, Presidents Jair Bolsonaro and his Peruvian colleague Pedro Castillo Terrones met last week (Thursday) at the Brazilian Amazonian state of Rondonia, after which both leaders said their differences were a thing of the past.
Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Brazil's STF urges Bolsonaro to respect democratic institutions

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Chief Justice Luis Fux Tuesday demanded President Jair Bolsonaro to stop acting against democracy.
Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:19 UTC
Brazil: Guedes favors tax cuts to keep fuel affordable

Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Tuesday said it was “easier to eradicate poverty than to make gasoline cheaper.” He also raised the possibility of cutting diesel taxes but was against creating a buffer fund.
Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Brazil wants to team Guyana and Suriname oil and gas in a regional energy corridor

Brazil is betting strongly to become the main player in the development of oil and gas production in its northeast corner, where the state of Amapá shares proximity with French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana, these two of which are set to become significant players in the hydrocarbons business.
Saturday, January 29th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Brazil: Police report says Bolsonaro's guilt proven in voting system leak

Brazilian Federal Police (PF) said President Jair Bolsonaro's “direct” and “conscious” action had been established when leaking confidential data about the country's electronic voting system.
Thursday, January 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Young woman calls Bolsonaro a “farce”

A 19-year-old girl Wednesday upset Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at his usual greeting before followers at the Alvorada Palace to recite a biblical verse, demand answers, and call him “a farce,” something which visibly irritated him.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 20:21 UTC
COVID-19 hospitalizations pushing Brazil's health system to its limits

Brazil's National Council of Secretaries of Health (Conass) Wednesday reported that intensive care units (ICUs) at eight States were full up to over 80% of their capacity with COVID-19 patients and that the situation was likely to worsen in the coming days.
Friday, January 21st 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Bolsonaro's mother dies while the President was on tour in Suriname

Olinda Bonturi Bolsonaro, the mother of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has died early Friday in the city of São Paulo after being hospitalized last Monday. She was 94.
Monday, January 17th 2022 - 20:22 UTC
Most Brazilians find Bolsonaro a hindrance to vaccinating kids against COVID-19

A Datafolha survey released Monday showed 58% of Brazilians considered President Jair Bolsonaro was a hindrance to vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 against COVID-19, while 25% of respondents, thought things were the other way around.
Friday, January 14th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Bolsonaro is a “threat to democracy,” HRW says

President Jair Bolsonaro represents a “threat” to Brazilian democracy, according to Lawyer Maria Laura Canineu, head of the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) local office.