Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Brazil sets out its position ahead of US president Joe Biden's administration

President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, which embraced both the Trump administration and its core ideals, wants president Joe Biden to know where Brazil stands and it’s not about to reverse course in response to the change of U.S. leadership.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:27 UTC
With Trump leaving, Brazil backtracks in its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid

China's telecommunications sector is celebrating that the Brazilian government became the first in the world to backtrack on its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid. Brazil will not seek to bar the Chinese telecommunication giant from its 2021 5G network auctions in June, according to reports published in the newspaper Estado de S. Paulo.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil launches vaccination campaign, but many supply problems persist

Brazil launched on Monday the national inoculation program with China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, but so far it includes five of the country's 26 states. After weeks of setbacks, many Brazilians cheered the first wave of inoculations, from bustling clinics in Sao Paulo to a spectacular shot planned at the foot of the Christ Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Bolsonaro allies expected to win control of both houses in Congress

Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro sponsored candidates are expected to win control of Congress next month, politicians and analysts said on Monday, despite controversy of the management of the pandemic.
Thursday, January 14th 2021 - 08:35 UTC
Bolsonaro accuses Ford of closing its plants because “they want subsidies”

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attributed Ford Motor Co.’s decision to close its three plants in Brazil to the end of multibillion-dollar subsidies from the government.
Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bolsonaro continues to back Trump and reiterates allegations of election fraud

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday continued to back President Donald Trump by reiterating baseless allegations of November U.S. election fraud.
Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Bolsonaro criticizes Argentina for legalizing abortion and erects as a leader of the pro-life movement

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro criticized a decision by Argentina’s Senate on Wednesday that gave women the right to decide on abortion. In a post on Twitter, the evangelical head of government said he “deeply regrets the lives of Argentine children,” saying they are now ”exposed to being cut from their mothers’ wombs with the consent of the State.”
Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
“Nobody pressures me for anything”, blasts Bolsonaro when asked about Covid-19 vaccines

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, one of the world's most prominent coronavirus skeptics, said over the weekend he was not worried about criticism over the speed of Brazil's vaccine rollout, saying he felt no pressure.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 09:29 UTC
Putin, Bolsonaro and Lopez Obrador finally congratulate Joe Biden

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden on his victory, more than a month after the Nov 3 election.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Bolsonaro administration says Brazil has guaranteed access to 300 million Covid-19 vaccines

The government of President Jair Bolsonaro said that Brazil has guaranteed access to 300 million vaccines, mainly those developed by Oxford University along with AstraZeneca pharmaceutical and Brazil's Fiocruz foundation, as well as vaccines from the Covax Facility international initiative.