Bolsonaro Ally Senator Rodrigo Pacheco to Head Congress After Senate Vote
Brazil’s Senate on Monday, February 1st, chose a lawmaker endorsed by President Jair Bolsonaro to head the upper chamber, giving...
February 1, 2021Topic
Brazil politics
Bolsonaro Allies Poised to Win Leadership of Brazil’s Congress
Allies of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro are set to win leadership roles in Congress on Monday, February 1st, bolstering...
February 1, 2021
Brazilian Academy of Sciences Opens its Doors to Indigenous Leader and Shaman
Bishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho, Brazil, recalls attending a meeting about development in the Amazonian state of Roraima, home...
February 1, 2021
Despite Bolsonaro’s Appeal, Truckers Maintain Strike
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "We will protest within the law. We have the right to raise awareness about the...
February 1, 2021
Brazilian Lawmaker Proposes 3% Quota for Trans Employees in Large Firms
A Brazilian lawmaker announced a bill on Friday, January 29th, that would require big companies to reserve 3% of their...
January 30, 2021
Datafolha: Bolsonaro Government Rejected by 40%, Approved by 31%, Reversing Trend
In the preceding December survey, 37% rated government as great or good and 31% as bad or terrible. According to...
January 23, 2021
Analysis: Vowing Budget Control, Brazil Faces Pressure to Keep Spending
Brazil’s government entered 2021 determined to slash last year’s record budget deficit, but a devastating second wave of COVID-19 and...
January 22, 2021
IPESPE Survey: Bolsonaro Government’s ‘Bad or Terrible’ Rating Rises to 40% in January
The share of the population that disapproves the Jair Bolsonaro government increased for the first time since March 2020, according...
January 20, 2021
Bolsonaro Allies Set to Win Presidencies of Both Houses of Brazilian Congress
Despite a deep recession and the world’s second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, candidates backed by Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro are expected...
January 19, 2021