“How easy it is to impose a dictatorship in Brazil,” Bolsonaro vents
President Jair Bolsonaro said it is easy to impose a dictatorship in Brazil, when once again criticizing governors and mayors...
March 12, 2021Topic
Brazilian President
Brazil’s President says pandemic aid payments could vary in value
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, March 5th, said that emergency payments to aid the poor in the pandemic could...
March 6, 2021
Shares in Brazil’s Petrobras plunge 20% (February 22nd)
The Brazilian president’s move to name a new CEO for the company is sparking a crisis of confidence in his...
February 23, 2021
EU diplomats say it is up to Brazil to save Mercosur trade deal
EU diplomats say it is up to Brazil to save Mercosur trade deal. Mercosur EU trade deal coverage and expert...
February 11, 2021
Bolsonaro Pushes Truckers Pressure onto Governors by Proposing to Change State Taxes
With no room to meet truckers' demands, President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Friday, February 5th, that he is considering a...
February 6, 2021
Continued Emergency Aid Would Bankrupt Brazil, Says Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, January 28th, that the extension of emergency aid would bankrupt Brazil and lead to...
January 29, 2021
French President Rejects Brazilian Soy and Announces Production in Europe
French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday, January 12th, that soy will start to be produced in Europe. According to...
January 13, 2021
Rousseff in Mexico for G-20 Summit
President Rousseff arrived in Mexico to attend the 7th G-20 Summit of the leading economies, where the Eurozone financial crisis...
June 19, 2012
A Simple Curmudgeonly Philippic
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Whatever happened to the separation of powers? Not only does the...
July 19, 2011