Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Monday, February 10th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Suspect of killing Rio city council shot dead in the north of Brazil

  

  A suspect in the 2018 assassination of an outspoken Afro-Brazilian member of Rio de Janeiro's city council was shot dead on Sunday after he fired on police sent to arrest him, Brazilian authorities said.

• Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro presents controversial bill opening indigenous lands mostly in the Amazon

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro introduced a controversial Bill that opens up indigenous lands, many of them in the Amazon, to mining, agricultural activities and hydraulic energy production. The conservative president described the measure, which still needs approval in Congress, as a “dream” while indigenous leaders have labelled it a “genocide Bill.”

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:10 UTC

  Brazil posts trade deficit in January, the first in five years: exports dropped 20%

  

  Brazil posted a trade deficit of US$1.745 billion in January, official data showed on Monday, the first shortfall for the month of January in five years and an indication that trade might continue to be a drag on overall economic growth.

• Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 06:46 UTC

  Brazil investing heavily in tourism industry; visa waiver for main outbound markets

  

  The number of Americans booking flights to Brazil has jumped 39% since the government of President Jair Bolsonaro waived a visa requirement for U.S. citizens in June, according to its official tourism agency, which is devising plans to draw more.

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Brazilian Executive and Congress pledge to pass “administrative reform” bill

  

  Brazil’s government will submit a bill that would reduce public sector costs and benefits and make it easier to fire workers to Congress “in a week or two,” Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Thursday.

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro visits emergency ward complaining of abdominal pain

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the Surgery wing of the Armed Forces hospital in Brasilia on Thursday night, leaving without speaking to reporters, with a source familiar with the matter saying the president had felt discomfort in his abdomen.

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:37 UTC

  Conservative soap opera actress is Brazil's new secretary for culture

  

  An actress known for decades of work in soap operas said on Wednesday she has agreed to become Brazil's secretary for culture. Regina Duarte, 72, made the announcement to reporters as she left the presidential palace.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  India and Brazil sign accords in fifteen different sectors

  

  India and Brazil have signed 15 accords aimed at forging closer ties between the two emerging market giants across a range of sectors, especially defense, both countries’ leaders tweeted on Saturday.

• Friday, January 24th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Bolsonaro chief guest at India's Republic Day celebration

  

  The government of India on Thursday defended its decision to invite Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, with a senior official saying he is an elected leader of a democratic country.

• Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:37 UTC

  Eclectic Bolsonaro declares he would no longer speak to journalists, following criticism from reporters union

  

  A frequent and fiery critic of Brazil's media, President Jair Bolsonaro declared on Wednesday he would no longer speak to journalists. Bolsonaro made the remarks outside his official residence in Brasilia where most mornings for the past year he has fielded questions from reporters and greeted fans.