Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Friday, October 18th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  Bolsonaro family fighting for control of the party and its war chest, US$ 94 million

  

  A push by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to make his son the leader of his party in the lower house of Congress was rejected on Thursday, deepening a rift with party leaders that could further fragment the far-right firebrand's legislative base.

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazilian police launch corruption probe into Bolsonaro's party head

  

  Brazilian police launched a corruption probe this week into the head of President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Social Liberal Party (PSL) Luciano Bivar, a police source revealed, adding to tensions within the fractious governing coalition.

• Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 18:10 UTC

  Brazil following closely the Vatican does Synod fear bad international press

  

  A Brazilian diplomat said last week that the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro doesn’t fear the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon taking place this month at the Vatican, but that the Catholic bishops “involuntarily reinforce the campaign of the European lobbies, who are very afraid of the competition of Brazilian agriculture.”

• Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 17:54 UTC

  Brazilians allowed to double purchases in duty free shops to US$ 1.000

  

  Brazilian Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, signed a resolution on Monday raising the limit of purchases in duty-free shops from US$ 500 to US$ 1,000. The new value for purchases from foreign and domestic airports and border free shops, starts January 1, 2020.

• Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 08:10 UTC

  A “ghost ship” smuggling Venezuelan oil probable cause of the massive spill along Brazilian northeast beaches

  

  A huge oil spill off Brazil's northeastern coast may have involved a “ghost ship” carrying Venezuelan oil in breach of US sanctions, a Petrobras expert close to the probe into the disaster said on Tuesday.

• Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Strong US support for Argentina to join OECD, but Brazilian access process will be slower

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump and his top diplomat said on Thursday they supported Brazil’s taking steps toward joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), although it is first backing accession by Argentina.

• Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Brazil willing to open uranium deposits to private sector companies

  

  Brazil’s mines and energy minister, Bento Albuquerque, said the country expects to resume production at the country’s only uranium mine before the end of the year and would open the sector to private companies.

• Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Oil spill in Brazil has affected 42 cities, environment minister reports

  

  Brazil’s environment minister says more than 100 tons of oil has been spilt along the northeastern coast since the beginning of September. Ricardo Salles said Monday on Twitter that 42 cities have been affected by the spills. He did not say how he reached those figures.

• Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazil's landmark pension reform bill closer to its final approval

  

  Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved a landmark pension reform bill in the first round of voting, in relief for far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, although senators voted down an amendment in a move that dilutes the reform’s projected savings. The bill will now pass to a second and final voting round.

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 08:33 UTC

  Bolsonaro will attend the enthronement of Japanese emperor Narushito

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he will attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito scheduled for Oct 22 as part of a tour of Asia and the Middle East.