Tag: President Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro’s supporter sentenced to 17 years in prison for attempted coup
Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira, a 51-year-old sanitation worker from São Paulo, becomes the first rioter to be sentenced for the…
Brazil’s Supreme Court OKs probe of Bolsonaro over Jan. 8 riot
The judge cited a video the former president posted on Facebook two days after the riot. It claimed Luiz Inácio…
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s congress, presidential palace in replay of U.S. Jan 6
Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter that peaceful protest is part of democracy but vandalism and invasion of public buildings are “exceptions…
Lula topples Bolsonaro in Brazil’s election
Bolsonaro has without proof described the voting system as fraud-prone, raising concern he may not concede defeat, following the example…
Bolsonaro, right wing allies win big in Brazil’s election: Details
The strong right-wing showing in legislative and gubernatorial races, especially in more affluent southeast Brazil, made Bolsonaro the election’s big…
Bolsonaro leads Lula as vote tally begins in Brazil
Most opinion polls have shown Lula with a 10-15 percentage point lead, but Bolsonaro has signaled he may refuse to…
Bolsonaro faces ex-leader Lula in Brazil’s presidential poll
Lula has accused Bolsonaro of “genocide” because of his hesitant coronavirus policy, while Bolsonaro calls Lula a “thief” as the…
Brazil may face Trump-like Capitol riots in October
Bolsonaro, like Donald Trump, has cast doubts on the voting system, without evidence, going as far as threatening to reject…
Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalised again
The problems were the result of wounds he sustained from a knife attack during the 2018 election campaign.
Bolsonaro discharged from hospital
Bolsonaro has undergone bowel surgery four times since he was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife while campaigning in…
Bolsonaro’s son, 2 cabinet members contract COVID-19
Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina, Solicitor General Bruno Bianco and Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro all confirmed their diagnoses via social media or…
Bolsonaro calls Brazil’s top judge ‘son of a whore’
The insult was uttered during a live broadcast shared on Bolsonaro's Facebook account but later deleted.
Brazil police probe Bolsonaro for inflated vaccine contract
Brazil's federal police have formally begun a probe of President Jair Bolsonaro over alleged irregularities in the purchase of an…
Brazilians stage nationwide protests against Bolsonaro
Brazilians staged protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in at least 16 cities on Saturday
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro rides ‘Okada’ to rally [Video]
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro rode at the head of a large motorbike rally by his supporters on Sunday to mark…
Brazilian President Bolsonaro faces huge public disapproval
Brazilians’ disapproval of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 is at a record high as Brazil struggles with its…
Brazilian President Bolsonaro belatedly congratulates Biden
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday sent a belated congratulations to United States President-elect Joe Biden.
Coronavirus: Some relief for Trump as Bolsonaro tests negative
US President Donald Trump can heave a sigh of some relief after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently had dinner…
Brazil’s president, who dined with Trump, tests positive for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's Journal O Dia, reported.
Brazil’s leader Bolsonaro hospitalised
Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Monday after an accident at his home in Brasilia, the latest health scare for…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro fears he has skin cancer
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said that he has a possible skin cancer after he had a mole removed from his…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro accuses actor DiCaprio of funding fires in Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accused Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio of financing fires being set in the Amazon rainforest.
Brazil mulls joining OPEC
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he wants his country to join OPEC, a move that would add…
Scandal! 39kg of cocaine found on plane carrying Brazil president’s team to G20
A Brazilian air force officer travelling with President Jair Bolsonaro’s G20 team has been arrested after being caught with 39…