Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Wednesday, October 20th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Brazilian markets plummet on new money support program that ignores budget expenditure cap

Contrary to optimism in world markets, shares in Brazil dropped 3,28% on average following news of a new “Brazil Auxilio” program intended to give monetary support to some 17 million families described as vulnerable or suffering the consequences of Covid-19. But to achieve this the budget cap on expenditure must be violated or hidden behind some accounting cosmetics.
Tuesday, October 19th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Bolsonaro puts people's freedom of choice above vaccination mandates

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro once again Monday defended his decision not to take a COVID-19 vaccine and described the attitude of governors and mayors who demanded vaccination passports in their jurisdictions as “vicious.”
Monday, October 18th 2021 - 10:01 UTC
Lula must appease markets or risk his presidential chance, point out advisors

Brazilian former president Lula da Silva is preparing to “build bridges” with the business community to appease markets and economic agents, given some of his latest statements criticizing policy decisions from the current administration of president Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, October 18th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Poverty on the rise in Brazil

Brazil's poverty indexes are on the rise despite President Jair Bolsonaro's claims that his actions, however controversial from a sanitary viewpoint regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, were always aimed at sustaining the country's economy.
Friday, October 15th 2021 - 01:27 UTC
Bolsonaro now wants Petrobras privatized

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday hinted he might put the national oil company Petrobras up for sale after being criticized for an increase in the price of fuel. During the 2018 presidential campaign, the retired Army Captain said he would only privatize it “if there was no other solution.”
Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Charges filed against Brazil's President before ICC: “The Planet vs. Bolsonaro”

Charges against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro have been filed before the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for deforestation of the Amazon, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Bolsonaro claims he's not a denialist of COVID-19

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday objected to being labelled a “denier” as a consequence of his approach at the COVID-19 pandemic, which has officially killed over 600,000 people in South America's largest country.
Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro banned from Brazilian football stadium for not being vaxxed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was not allowed to enter a football stadium to watch Gremio's match against Santos because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Monday, October 11th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Argentine FM hold a successful meeting with Brazil's Economy Minister as part of his mission rebuilding Mercosur ties

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, Ambassador Daniel Scioli and Productive Development Minister Matías Kulfas Saturday met in Brasilia with Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to deepen the new economic ties between the two countries
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 04:55 UTC
Neither Trump nor Biden are genocidal for how they handled the COVID-19 crisis, Brazil's President says

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said his country had suffered relatively little going through the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered “why don't they call [US President Joseph] Biden genocidal?”