Tag: Mourao

• Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:37 UTC

  Brazilian Vice President says army will be deployed to fight Amazon deforestation and fires

  

  Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle, Vice President Hamilton Mourão said on Wednesday; in an effort to protect the world’s largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazilian vice-president supports Bolsonaro's son as ambassador in Washington

  

  Brazil’s vice president said he didn’t see “any problems” with President Jair Bolsonaro’s possible nomination of his son as ambassador to the United States, rebutting accusations that nepotism had tainted the appointment process for a coveted diplomatic posting.