Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

Wednesday, June 3rd 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Brazil surpasses 30,000 coronavirus deaths; in Sao Paulo City partial lifting of the lockdown delayed

Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday as the disease continued to rip through South America's worst-hit country. Figures released by the health ministry showed a new record 1,262 deaths in the previous 24 hours, as well as 28,936 new infections.
Monday, June 1st 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Trump delivers to his friend Bolsonaro two million doses of hydroxychloroquine

The United States has delivered two million doses of the anti-malarial medicine hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to Brazil to fight COVID-19, the White House said Sunday, though the drug has not been proven effective against the coronavirus.
Monday, June 1st 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Brazil becomes the country with Covid-19 fourth highest deaths toll: 29,314

Brazil reported a record 33,274 new cases of the new coronavirus this weekend, the health ministry said, and the death toll surpassed that of France and now ranks below only the United States, Britain, and Italy.
Monday, June 1st 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Bolsonaro leads protests against Congress and the Supreme Court

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined supporters protesting against Congress and the Supreme Court in Brasilia on Sunday, stoking concerns of an institutional crisis in the nation that now has the world's second-highest number of coronavirus cases after the US.
Saturday, May 30th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
Brazilian reporters withdraw from presidential palace coverage because of attacks by Bolsonaro followers

Brazil's four largest news media outlets said they have withdrawn their reporters from coverage of President Jair Bolsonaro's official residence due to the lack of security to protect them from heckling and abuse by his supporters.
Friday, May 29th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Furious Bolsonaro slams the Supreme Court for investigating his supporters

President Jair Bolsonaro slammed Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday for investigating an alleged disinformation and intimidation campaign involving his supporters, as a political crisis mushroomed amid the country's accelerating COVID-19 outbreak.
Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Brazil's coronavirus death toll surpassed 25,000 as the pandemic accelerates

Brazil's death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 25,000 on Wednesday, as the country emerged as the latest epicenter in the pandemic. The health ministry said it had confirmed 1,086 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the fifth time the daily toll has exceeded 1,000 since the crisis accelerated in Brazil a week ago.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Brazil Federal police raid residences of Rio governor on alleged corruption probe

Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the residences of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID-19 corruption probe, targeting one of President Jair Bolsonaro's political foes as the pandemic sweeps the nation.
Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Bolsonaro puts pressure on Supreme Court to end investigation

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro expects the Supreme Court to find no wrongdoing and end an investigation into potential political interference in the federal police, according to a statement from the presidential palace on Monday.
Monday, May 25th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Mother of all scandals: “King” Bolsonaro and cabinet caught with their pants down

On Apr 22, Brazil was fast becoming a new coronavirus flashpoint, but President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet barely mentioned the pandemic in a videotaped meeting that has triggered outrage and fuelled a potentially explosive investigation.