Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• 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.

• 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.