Brazil´s President: “The mask is off for those who wanted to play politics with the virus.”
President Jair Bolsonaro today, February 19th, said that the covid-19 pandemic is still a "big problem" in the country. Without...
February 19, 2021Topic
Jair Bolsonaro
The raging homicide pandemic as basis of Latin America’s nostalgia for strong leaders
Latin America and the Caribbean have struggled for years with an epidemic other than the coronavirus. The high homicide rates...
February 19, 2021
Analysis: In Colombia and Brazil, the homicide pandemic strengthens support for anti-crime leaders
Latin America and the Caribbean have struggled for years with an epidemic other than the coronavirus. The high homicide rates...
February 19, 2021
Petrobras CEO resisting pressure from Bolsonaro to resign – sources
The chief executive of Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras is resisting pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro to resign following tensions...
February 19, 2021
Bolsonaro’s gun sale increase decrees raise insecurity and issue may reach Supreme Court
President Jair Bolsonaro used Friday, the eve of a near-carnival in Brazil, to sign four decrees that further ease the...
February 16, 2021
China ignores Bolsonaro’s requests to replace ambassador to Brazil
Prompted by Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo, last year President Jair Bolsonaro called on the Chinese regime to replace its ambassador...
February 16, 2021
Brazilians rescued in Wuhan say staying in China would have been preferable
When the Brazilians came from Wuhan, Brazil had no confirmed covid-19 cases yet. Currently, it is the third country in...
February 15, 2021
Comeback of the old boys: Huawei contracts ex-president Temer, Bolsonaro courts ex-president Collor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made former president Fernando Collor de Mello (1990-1992) - who resigned...
February 11, 2021
Dollar soars as Real’s performance worsens amid fiscal risks
The dollar closed up on Tuesday, with the market showing concerns of more public spending with no fiscal compensation. This...
February 9, 2021