Opinion: Brazil’s BBB and Voting Blocs – Bolsonaro’s Challenge
Fear not, gentle reader - the BBB in the headline is NOT about Brazilian broadcasting’s bowdlerized debauchery. Rather, it stands...
January 22, 2019Topic
Bolsonaro
Rio’s National Museum to Host First Exhibition Since Devastating Fire
This Thursday, January 17th, will see the opening of the first exhibition by Rio’s ‘Museu Nacional’ (National Museum) since its...
January 17, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Eases Gun Ownership Rules
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro signed on Tuesday (January 15th) a decree that eases the rules for the possession of firearms...
January 16, 2019
Brazilian Firearms Manufacturer’s Shares Plummet After Decree
Stock prices for Brazil’s main firearms manufacturer, Taurus, registered a sharp decline on Tuesday, hours after Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro...
January 16, 2019
Brazil’s Petrobras Confirms Divestment Plans, Announces Board
Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, has announced will resume its divestment program following the decision of Supreme Court Chief Justice, Jose...
January 15, 2019
Battisti Captured in Bolivia After Fleeing Brazil in December
After more than forty years as a fugitive, thirteen of those living in Brazil, Italy’s Cesare Battisti, was captured in...
January 14, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Gives Go Ahead for Boeing-Embraer Deal
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the federal government will not oppose the merger agreement between Brazil’s Embraer and...
January 11, 2019
President Bolsonaro Announces Brazil Leaving Global Migration Pact
Less than a month after adhering to the United Nations’ Global Pact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Brazil’s new...
January 9, 2019 Opinion: Brazil’s Worldview – Past is Prologue?
After reading Ernesto Araújo’s public address upon his installation as Brazil’s Foreign Minister the Curmudgeon is worried that the Bolsonaro...
January 7, 2019