Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil: Investigation into one of Bolsonaro's sons using public funds to hire “ghost staff”

  

  Brazilian prosecutors have started a new investigation into the eldest son of President Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he embezzled public money by hiring “ghost employees”, officials said.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 10:55 UTC

  The strange passivity of Jair Bolsonaro, according to The Economist

  

  The presidents of Brazil’s two houses of congress live side by side in modern mansions in Brasília, the capital. In May they built a door in the wall that divides their gardens, so they could meet without attracting notice. The political mood was fevered.

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Brazilian oil spill keeps advancing and has reached the north of Rio do Janeiro state

  

  Oil from a spill that has contaminated a stretch of Brazil's coast was detected in Rio de Janeiro state, the navy said over the weekend, as President Jair Bolsonaro warned the country was preparing for the worst.

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  Brazilian government alert and prepared for social unrest, Bolsonaro warns

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday his government is alert and prepared for any possible social unrest after weeks of protests that have sent shockwaves across the region in recent weeks, but added he was not concerned.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Bolsonaro launches new political party, Alliance for Brazil base on concepts of God, family and homeland

  

  Brazil's conservative president Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday launched a new political party called the Alliance for Brazil, which will put an emphasis on God, family and homeland, as he tries to win back evangelical voters.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro sends bill to protect police and soldiers who kill on the line of duty

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday sent a proposal to Congress that seeks to offer greater protection to police and soldiers who kill while on specific operations, known as Guarantee of Law and Order (GLO) missions.

• Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Brazil seeking more funds from rich countries to protect the Amazon rainforest

  

  Brazil’s plans for environmental protection remain unchanged even as deforestation skyrockets, but Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said the country was looking for more money to implement those plans. Salles largely repeated previously announced plans to bring more development, economic zoning and improved enforcement of environmental laws to the Amazon rainforest region, where deforestation has surged to its highest point in 11 years.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 08:00 UTC

  Record deforestation in the Amazon rainforest confirms official Brazilian data

  

  Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose to its highest in over a decade this year, government data on Monday showed, confirming a sharp increase under the leadership of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro.

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Bolsonaro: Brazil trades with all the world and will stay out of the US/China dispute

  

  Brazil will not get involved in a trade war, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, after US-foes China and Russia criticized growing protectionism as the global economy slows. Bolsonaro, who has been walking a diplomatic tightrope at the BRICS summit in Brazil this week as he seeks to strengthen ties with China without upsetting key ally Donald Trump, said Brazil “trades with the entire world.”

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  BRICS summit condemns protectionism and pledges to overcome challenges faced by multilateralism

  

  Five of the biggest emerging economies railed against protectionism on Thursday as they vowed to overcome “significant challenges” facing multilateralism, in a swipe at US tariffs and unilateral action.