Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro critical of Chinese-developed Sinovac vaccine

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has once again raised doubts about the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines and defended early treatment against the disease with controversial medicines such as chloroquine.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazilian Government announces increased funding for agribusiness

  

  The Government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday launched what was called “The Harvest Plan 2021/2022” for which funding worth R$ 251.2 billion (US $ 50.6 billion) for national agribusiness was allocated.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Bolsonaro lashes out at Brazil media giant Globo for its “journalists who do not help at all” regarding covid-19

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday lashed out at national media giant Globo for its stance on covid-19, which differs completely from what the Government calls “an early treatment,” a cocktail made up of controversial drugs such as chloroquine.

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian opposition rallies nationwide seeking Bolsonaro's resignation and more vaccines

  

  Scores of Brazilians took to the streets at different cities nationwide Sunday to express themselves against President Jair Bolsonaro handling the coronavirus pandemic and asking for his resignation.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 08:43 UTC

  Bolsonaro stands by his anti vaccine view of covid-19

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday spoke against both mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus and advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the need to be immunized.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Lula wears face mask; Bolsonaro doesn't and gets fined

  

  Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) admitted to being annoyed by the mandatory wearing of a mask but said he would abide by the rule if only to “differentiate” himself from current president Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly refused to do so.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro wants face masks off except for those who test positive for covid-19

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday announced the end to the mandatory use of face masks as a protective measure against the coronavirus for people who have been either vaccinated or who have already recovered from covid-19.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Paraguay needs additional medical oxygen from Brazil

  

  Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday reached out to his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro to negotiate the purchase of medical oxygen above the current quota because it is not enough, according to health authorities.

• Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Cardoso and Lula da Silva support Argentina in the Mercosur tariff reduction controversy

  

  Former Brazilian presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva signed a statement in which they support Argentina's position in the Mercosur controversy regarding a flat unilateral tariff reduction as sponsored by president Jair Bolsonaro, with the backing of Uruguay, but rejected by President Alberto Fernandez.

• Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Bolsonaro praises SPIEF's role in a world with changing geopolitical demands

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Friday hailed the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during his virtual appearance at Eurasia’s key economic and business event, it was reported.