Tag: President Jair Bolsonaro
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Brazil: 39 people charged over pro-Bolsonaro riots
The 39 defendants are to be sentenced to prison and have $7.7 million of their assets frozen to help pay for the damages, according...
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Bolsonaro heightened Brazil’s gun culture. Can Lula keep it under control?
The number of privately owned guns in Brazil has nearly doubled in the last four years, to nearly 2 million.After winning the Brazilian election,...
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Brazil election: Bolsonaro supporters block roads after poll defeat
Lorry drivers in Brazil loyal to President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads across the country, after his poll defeat to leftist rival Lula.Blockages were...
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Bolsonarism has already won in Brazil, even if Bolsonaro loses
Bolsonaro has gained seats in Congress amid a broader rightward shift that will keep him influential even if Lula wins.
Three days after the first...
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Brazil federal police accuse Bolsonaro of COVID-linked scaremongering
Brazil's federal police on Wednesday accused President Jair Bolsonaro of discouraging mask use during the pandemic and falsely suggesting that people who got vaccinated...
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Brazil election: Bolsonaro launches campaign
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has officially launched his re-election campaign, as he trails his main rival badly in opinion polls.Thousands of the far-right president's...