Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Saturday, May 23rd 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil second only to US as coronavirus hotspot with 330,890 Covid-19 cases confirmed

  

  Brazil became the world No 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Friday, second only to the United States, after it confirmed that 330,890 people had been infected by the virus, overtaking Russia, the Health Ministry said.

• Saturday, May 23rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro increasingly cornered by his eccentric attitude and incompetence

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro's government warned on Friday that Brazil's “national security” would be at risk if investigators granted a request to seize the far-right leader's cell phone in an obstruction of justice investigation.

• Thursday, May 21st 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil erratic strategy to combat Covid-19: advocates the use of chloroquine

  

  Brazil's coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the country with a population of 210 million could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths and nearly 20,000 new infections in a single day.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  British supermarkets and EU investors warn Brazil if an Amazon contentious bill is approved in congress

  

  British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enable faster destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil has the third largest number of coronavirus cases in the world

  

  Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released on Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro disregards public health advice while Sao Paulo struggles with a healthcare system virtually collapsed

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro again disregarded public health advice amid the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday to snap photos with lockdown protesters, as the country’s largest city of Sao Paulo struggles to keep its healthcare system afloat with public hospitals at 90 percent capacity.

• Saturday, May 16th 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Brazil's second Health minister in a month resigns: “incompatibility” with Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned on Friday after less than a month on the job over what an official said was “incompatibility” with President Jair Bolsonaro's approach to fighting the country's spiraling coronavirus crisis.

• Saturday, May 16th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro's erratic administration keeps Brazilian corporations from issuing fresh bonds

  

  As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kept his name in the headlines over the last weeks by firing ministers and attacking governors, the Supreme Court and Congress, investors fretted over the prospect of a political crisis on top of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Saturday, May 16th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  Lula fears Bolsonaro is steering Brazil to “chaos” and “genocide”

  

  Former president Lula da Silva says he fears a “genocide” in Brazil because of fierce opposition to coronavirus containment measures by current President Jair Bolsonaro, whom he said should be impeached. Lula is a former union leader who fought Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-1985), then became one of the country's most popular presidents with an anti-poverty crusade.

• Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Brazil becomes Covid-19 sixth worst hit country and the economy is forecasted to contract 4,7% in 2020

  

  Brazil registered a record number of new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday surpassing France's tally to become the sixth-worst hit country, as the coronavirus sends the economy towards its worst year since at least 1900.