Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Rio beaches closed for the weekend and no tourists allowed into the city

  

  Rio de Janeiro closed its famed beaches on Friday in a bid to contain a surge of COVID-19, a move criticized by anti-lockdown President Jair Bolsonaro, who said sun-deprived citizens risked a lack of vitamin D.

• Friday, March 19th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Banco do Brasil CEO resigns after clashing with Bolsonaro over an austerity plan to close 200 branches

  

  Brazil’s largest state bank CEO quit on Thursday after crashing earlier this year with President Jair Bolsonaro over an austerity drive. Andre Brandao resigned as chief executive officer of Banco do Brasil SA, the nation’s second-biggest bank by assets, the company said in a regulatory filing.

• Friday, March 19th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

  New Brazilian health minister pledges to continue with Bolsonaro's policies

  

  Brazil reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths just as the country's new health minister nominee pledged to continue the controversial policies of president Jair Bolsonaro, who has downplayed the severity of the disease.

• Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil: record 2,841 Covid-19 related deaths; Sao Paulo demands a national lockdown

  

  Health officials in Sao Paulo, have called on the new health minister to consider imposing a national lockdown as coronavirus deaths continue to rise. On Tuesday Brazil recorded 2,841 Covid-related deaths - its highest ever daily total.

• Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Bolsonaro concerned with Bolivian ex-president Añez arrest and the overall situation

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that the arrest of former interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez over the weekend seemed unreasonable, adding he sees the situation in Bolivia as a cause for concern.

• Tuesday, March 16th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro appoints his fourth Health minister, a cardiologist

  

  With Covid-19 infections and deaths seeing in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Monday that he will appoint cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as the replacement to health minister Eduardo Pazuello. This would be the third change for the position in less than a year.

• Monday, March 15th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  Brazil becomes second worst Covid-19 country; a time bomb for neighboring countries, WHO reports

  

  Brazil has surpassed India to become the second worst-hit country from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. With 11,483,370 cases and 278,327 deaths, Brazil is now one spot behind the United States, which is the worst-affected globally with more than 30 million cases and 546,605 deaths, according to figures by WorldMeters.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Lula launches 2022 presidential campaign: “health, jobs and justice for Brazil”

  

  Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva launched on Wednesday the campaign for the 2022 presidential election, which is anticipated will be dominated by attacks on Jair Bolsonaro on the pandemic, a weak economy and deep political polarization.

• Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Retrial of Lula da Silva makes him a formidable rival for Bolsonaro's reelection; financial markets rattled

  

  The decision to annul former president Lula da Silva's conviction had an immediate effect in financial markets and scrambled forecasts for the 2022 Brazilian presidential race, with many investors betting it would polarize voters between right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro, and Lula, a left-wing populist but also his greatest opponent.

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro tells Brazilians stop whining about the pandemic and Sao Paulo governor calls him “crazy guy”

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro has told Brazilians to “stop whining” about Covid-19, as he criticized measures to curb the virus despite a surge in cases and deaths. His comments came a day after Brazil saw a record rise in deaths over a 24-hour period.