President jair bolsonaro
Brazil Congress elects new leaders in test for Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro, who currently has no political party, has struggled to get legislation passed in Congress, and is increasingly unpopular amid a raging second wave of...
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says won't take virus vaccine
Brazil has recorded over 170,000 coronavirus deaths, according to an AFP tally, behind only the United States.
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Bolsonaro installs general as Brazil health minister
Bolsonaro, who has downplayed the virus as a 'little flu,' named General Eduardo Pazuello to the post in May after falling out with his two previous health ministers over how to respond to the pandemic.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro to undergo surgery for kidney stone
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is also coming off a bout with COVID-19 that put him in quarantine for nearly three weeks in July.
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Expert accuses Bolsonaro of 'sacrificing' Brazilians,predicts 200k deaths by Oct
In an interview Domingos Alves was scathing in his criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's government, which he accused of "sacrificing the Brazilian people" in the name of keeping the economy afloat.
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Twitter, Facebook block accounts of Bolsonaro allies
The affected accounts include high-profile figures such as conservative former lawmaker Roberto Jefferson, business magnate Luciano Hang and far-right activist Sara Winter.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro announces positive coronavirus test
Jair Bolsonaro has caused huge controversy in Brazil for repeatedly flouting containment measures and minimising the risk of the virus.
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Bolsonaro fans applaud his maverick virus response
For his supporters, the president has done nothing wrong despite more than 63,000 deaths and 1.5 million infections.
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Brazil sees record virus deaths as pandemic surges in Latin America
Health officials in Brazil reported 1,179 new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time the daily toll exceeded 1,000, but far-right President Jair Bolsonaro remains bitterly opposed to lockdowns.
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Brazil health minister resigns amid coronavirus crisis
Nelson Teich had also clashed with the President Jair Bolsonaro, a vocal critic of the stay-at-home measures the then-minister recommended to contain the new coronavirus.
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Brazil presidential spokesman tests positive for virus
More than 20 top Bolsonaro officials have tested positive for the virus, including communications chief Fabio Wajngarten and National Security Minister Augusto Heleno.
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Brazil ministers to be questioned in Bolsonaro probe
The case stems from accusations by former justice minister Sergio Moro, who resigned in protest last month after Bolsonaro fired the federal police chief.
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Brazil judge orders probe into accusations against Bolsonaro
The findings, which will be handed over to the attorney general, could result in either a request for a political trial against Bolsonaro or an indictment against Moro for false testimony.
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Brazil says open to aid for Amazon fires, but will decide how it's used
Widespread rain that could snuff the fires out are likely weeks away, according to weather data and two experts.
