Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is finally humbled by coronavirus

  

  By Anthony Pereira (*) – The most surprising thing about Jair Bolsonaro’s positive test for coronavirus, announced on Jul 7, was how long it took to happen. The Brazilian president was first suspected of having the virus in March, when several members of his entourage came down with it after visiting US President Donald Trump in Florida.

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Bolsonaro's wife and two daughters test negative for the virus

  

  Michelle Bolsonaro, the wife of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who is sick with the new coronavirus, said on Saturday that she and her two daughters had tested negative for the virus.

• Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 10:01 UTC

  Despite Bolsonaro's pledges, Amazon deforestation continues to increase

  

  Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose for the 14th consecutive month in June, preliminary government data on Friday showed, heaping further pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro who is under fire for worsening destruction of the rainforest on his watch.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro vetoes provisions of a law to aid vulnerable indigenous communities

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday vetoed provisions of a law that obligated the federal government to provide drinking water, disinfectants, and a guarantee of hospital beds to indigenous communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Facebook suspends network of political messages from staff at Bolsonaro and his two sons' offices

  

  Facebook on Wednesday suspended a network of social media accounts it said were used to spread divisive political messages online by employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and two of his sons.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 08:33 UTC

  Bolsonaro catches the “little flu” and admits taking hydroxychloroquine

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever.

• Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Bolsonaro admits he has the symptoms associated to Covid-19: results from tests to be made public on Tuesday

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus, after local media reported he had symptoms associated with the COVID-19 respiratory disease, including a fever.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Brazil reaches 1,5 million Covid-19 contagion cases and over 60,000 deaths

  

  Brazil is expected to pass 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, as the virus continues to ravage Latin America's largest country even as cities reopen bars, restaurants, and gyms sparking fears infections will keep rising.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  Bolsonaro waters down law making it mandatory to wear face masks in public places

  

  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday watered down a law requiring the wearing of face masks in public places to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The far-right leader used his veto power to remove articles obliging people to wear masks in shops and churches.

• Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  Bolsonaro pledges to veto a bill regulating fake news: “I favor total freedom of the media”

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he would veto a bill regulating fake news, which has also been criticized by social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, if it comes to his desk from Congress in its present shape.