Topic: bolsonaro

Bolsonaro's eldest son, a senator, faces graft, money laundering charges

Bolsonaro's eldest son, a senator, faces graft, money laundering charges

Ernesto Londoño, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 05 07:07 AM

Investigators say that the president’s son ran a scheme known as rachadinha, in which elected officials pocket part of the salary of legislative aides who accept employment on the condition of kicking back part of their pay. The tactic is common in the lower rungs of politics in Brazil. Read more »

Record fires ravage Brazil's Amazon and Pantanal regions

Record fires ravage Brazil's Amazon and Pantanal regions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 03:11 PM

A record high number of fires scorched Brazil's Amazon and Pantanal wetlands last month, official data showed on Sunday, as deforestation and climate change wreaked havoc on some of the planet's most valuable ecosystems.   Read more »

Fires in Brazil's Amazon the worst in a decade, data shows

Fires in Brazil's Amazon the worst in a decade, data shows

Jake Spring, Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 02:27 AM

BRASILIA - Fires in Brazil's Amazon increased 13 percent in the first nine months of the year compared with a year ago, as the rainforest region experiences its worst rash of fires in a decade, data from space research agency Inpe showed on Thursday. Read more »

'It burned everything': Fires surge on indigenous land in Brazil

'It burned everything': Fires surge on indigenous land in Brazil

Mauricio Angelo, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Oct 01 08:29 AM

BRASILIA - On Guató indigenous land, in Brazil's western state of Matto Grosso do Sul, drought-worsened fires this year have burned through 90 percent of the tribe's 11,000 hectares of territory, incinerating the crops and native plants they depend on. Read more »

'Medical populists' like Duterte hit in study over pandemic response

'Medical populists' like Duterte hit in study over pandemic response

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 07:17 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) -- President Rodrigo Duterte joined the list of "medical populists" criticized for their style of leadership during the pandemic by a global team of experts crafting strategies against COVID-19, which has sickened more than 31 million people worldwide. Read more »

Brazil victim of 'brutal disinformation' on Amazon: Bolsonaro

Brazil victim of 'brutal disinformation' on Amazon: Bolsonaro

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 01:38 AM

UNITED NATIONS - President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed the destruction of the Amazon rainforest in his address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, claiming Brazil was the target of a "brutal" and "shady" international campaign to discredit it. Read more »

Bolsonaro faces growing pressure to green Brazil economy

Bolsonaro faces growing pressure to green Brazil economy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 22 04:02 PM

As the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands bruise Brazil's international image, bankers, business executives and even agribusiness firms are calling for a greener economy, adding to pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro.   Read more »

New worry over August deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

New worry over August deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 01:01 AM

Last month was the second-worst August on record for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, according to official figures released Friday, sparking new criticism of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policies. Read more »

Brazil surpasses 120,000 Covid deaths

Brazil surpasses 120,000 Covid deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 07:33 AM

Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by COVID-19 Saturday, with no end in sight to the crisis. Read more »

Fires 'poisoning air' in Amazon: study

Fires 'poisoning air' in Amazon: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 06:27 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rampant fires in the Amazon are "poisoning the air" of the world's biggest rainforest, causing a sharp rise in respiratory emergencies in a region already hit hard by Covid-19, said a study published Wednesday. Read more »

Brazil's Bolsonaro renews attacks on media

Brazil's Bolsonaro renews attacks on media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 01:14 PM

SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out again at journalists Monday, a day after threatening to punch a reporter who questioned him about corruption accusations involving the first lady. Read more »

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