Tag: Raul Jungmann

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  Brazilian federal authorities investigating obstruction of justice in killing of Rio councilwoman

  

  Brazilian authorities said on Thursday they were investigating an alleged attempt to obstruct their investigation into the execution-style killing of an outspoken Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and her driver earlier this year.

• Monday, October 29th 2018 - 10:31 UTC

  Electoral Tribunal sends strong message to president elect Bolsonaro underlining the no-incident election

  

  At exactly 19h18m, Sunday 28 October, the Electoral Superior Tribunal, TSE, minister Rosa Weber stated that Jair Bolsonaro, candidate for the “Brazil above all, God above all of us” coalition was mathematically elected president of Brazil. The new president is to take office next January first, for the period from 2019 to 2022.

• Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 16:48 UTC

  Massive arrests in Brazil in a coordinated crackdown on murders and femicides

  

  More than 200 people were arrested on murder charges in a single day across Brazil on Friday in a coordinated sweep that emphasized the fight against femicide and other killings, the government said.

• Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 09:41 UTC

  Brazil's Public Security minister takes office sacking the head of the Federal Police

  

  Fernando Segovia, the director general of Brazil's federal police which spearhead the country's sprawling corruption cases, was replaced on Tuesday, the press office of the newly created Public Security Ministry said in a statement.

• Saturday, February 17th 2018 - 09:42 UTC

  Temer has Rio do Janeiro under full military control to combat gang violence

  

  Brazil's President Michel Temer on Friday handed the military full control of security in Rio de Janeiro in an increasingly desperate fight to tame runaway gang violence. Army patrols are already used in Rio's gang-ruled favelas, but a decree signed by Temer will now give the military full control of security operations in Rio state, which the president said had virtually been seized by organized crime gangs.

• Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 09:40 UTC

  Boeing's interest in Embraer conditioned by the Brazilian government

  

  United States manufacturer Boeing Co sought to calm Brazilian concern about a potential tie-up with Embraer SA after President Michel Temer and other officials warned they would veto any full takeover bid for the regional jet maker.

• Thursday, May 25th 2017 - 10:54 UTC

  Chaos taking hold of Brazil; a desperate Temer calls in the military to restore order

  

  Brazil’s president ordered the military to restore order in the country’s capital Wednesday after some government ministries were evacuated during clashes between police and protesters who are seeking the leader’s ouster. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched to Congress to protest economic reforms that President Michel Temer is pushing through and to demand he step down amid a corruption scandal.

• Monday, May 22nd 2017 - 07:15 UTC

  Temer's time running out; economic reforms delayed; possible names to succeed the discredited president

  

  Demonstrators marched across Brazil on Sunday calling for the resignation or ouster of President Michel Temer who is implicated in a widening corruption scandal that is undermining his government's fragile efforts to end a historic recession. Protests took place in cities including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where hundreds of demonstrators marched along the shoreline, chanting and waving banners reading “Temer Out!”

• Thursday, May 18th 2017 - 10:36 UTC

  Brazil faces humanitarian crisis in Venezuelan border as thousands spill over

  

  Brazil is concerned about growing numbers of refugees spilling over its border from Venezuela and is creating a plan to deal with a possible mass influx if the crisis in Venezuela worsens, Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said on Wednesday.

• Monday, February 13th 2017 - 10:45 UTC

  Brazilian police returned on Sunday to patrolling Espirito Santo state

  

  More than 1,200 military police returned to patrols in Espirito Santo on Sunday as the n Brazilian state inched toward normalcy after a protest left a security vacuum that fueled a crime wave. Schools in the state (north of Rio de Janeiro) are scheduled to reopen Monday and public transport will resume a full schedule, the president's office said on Twitter.