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# jair bolsonaro

This year
2023
# Brazil
Brazilian supreme court approves investigation into Bolsonaro over Congress riot
Bolsonaro claims Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was not voted into office, but rather was chosen by the Supreme Court and Brazil’s electoral authority.
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Jan 14th 2023, 1:29 PM
# Brazil
Brazilian authorities arrest 1,500 protesters after major pro-Bolsonaro riots
Hundreds of soldiers and police have mobilised to dismantle an improvised camp outside the army’s headquarters in Brasilia.
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Jan 9th 2023, 8:28 PM
# brasilia
Brazil's riots at Congress: what we know so far
Hundreds of people have been arrested in the wake of the riots.
Thousands of protesters stormed Brazil's seat of power in scenes which have been compared to the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol.
Footage posted on social media showed rioters breaking doors and windows to enter the Congress building before damaging property inside.
It comes just a week after leftist Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva was sworn in having defeated former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazilian authorities arrest 1,500 protesters after major pro-Bolsonaro riots
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Jan 9th 2023, 3:18 PM
# Brazil
Lula returns for third presidential term, declaring Brazil doesn't need to 'deforest' Amazon
Outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro will snub the ceremony, underlining the deep divisions the veteran leftist inherits.
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Jan 1st 2023, 7:26 PM
Last year
2022
# Brazil
Bolsonaro leaves Brazil two days before inauguration of president-elect Lula
Bolsonaro earlier bid followers a tearful farewell without stating whether he would attend Lula’s inauguration.
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Dec 30th 2022, 9:55 PM
# Brazil
Outgoing Brazilian president Bolsonaro breaks silence on election loss
Bolsonaro has not spoken publicly since his narrow loss on 30 October.
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Dec 10th 2022, 12:20 PM
# deforestation
Brazil sets new Amazon deforestation record for October ahead of government change
Under outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro, average annual deforestation increased 75% compared to the previous decade.
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Nov 11th 2022, 8:20 PM
# transition of power
Lula’s team meets Bolsonaro as Brazil’s transition begins
“It was positive,” Geraldo Alckmin told journalists after yesterday’s meeting with Jair Bolsonaro.
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Nov 4th 2022, 7:03 AM
# Brazil
Bolsonaro asks supporters to 'unblock' roads following election defeat
Demonstrators unwilling to accept the results of Sunday’s election have clogged routes around the country.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 8:17 AM
# Brazil
Brazil's Bolsonaro 'authorizes' transition without acknowledging defeat
Bolsonaro added that any protests should be ‘peaceful’ and not cause harm.
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Nov 1st 2022, 9:16 PM
# Elections
Jair Bolsonaro yet to concede defeat or challenge Brazil’s election results
The outgoing Brazilian leader has repeatedly questioned the reliability of the nation’s electronic voting system.
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Nov 1st 2022, 7:16 AM
# Changing of the guard
Lula da Silva defeats Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidential election
Bolsonaro has been Brazil’s president for the past four years but has been defeated by the leftist challenger.
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Oct 30th 2022, 11:21 PM
# bolsonaro v lula
Voting under way in highly polarised Brazilian election
The race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Oct 2nd 2022, 2:40 PM
# brazillian elections
Final rallies to be held in Brazil ahead of polarizing presidential election
Tensions are running high ahead of polling day, with Lula gunning to win outright without the need for a runoff.
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Oct 1st 2022, 10:35 AM
# Whoopsie
Neymar gets swept up in election campaign after posting video thanking Brazil President
The Paris Saint-Germain thanked Jair Bolsonaro for visiting the player’s charitable children’s foundation.
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Sep 28th 2022, 10:42 PM
# Phillips and pereira
Human remains found in Amazon search for missing journalist and indigenous expert
U2 are among those drawing attention to the case.
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Jun 14th 2022, 2:07 PM
# Bolsonaro
Brazil's Bolsonaro addresses media as he's released from hospital
The president suffered an intestinal obstruction related to an abdominal stabbing in 2018.
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Jan 5th 2022, 5:10 PM
# Sao Paulo
Brazil's Bolsonaro rushed to hospital with probable intestinal blockage
Doctor Antonio Luiz Macedo told news site UOL that the president would undergo several tests to examine his abdomen.
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Jan 3rd 2022, 2:22 PM
All time
# Brazil
Brazil senators back criminal charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over Covid policies
The committee does not have the power to bring charges itself.
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Oct 27th 2021, 7:19 AM
# Vaccination
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro confirms he won't get Covid-19 vaccine
The far-right leader has generated controversy over his handling of the pandemic.
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Oct 14th 2021, 7:44 AM
# jair bolsonaro
Protesters fill streets across Brazil to demand impeachment of president
Jair Bolsonaro has come under fire for his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Oct 3rd 2021, 9:39 AM
# Brazil president
Brazil court rules that Bolsonaro should be investigated for 'vote fraud' claims
The Brazil president has long criticised electronic voting, introduced in Brazil in 1996.
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Aug 5th 2021, 7:23 AM
# jair bolsonaro
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro leaves hospital after treatment for persistent hiccups
The country’s president was admitted on Wednesday due to abdominal pain and persistent hiccups.
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Jul 19th 2021, 7:14 AM
# Brazil
Brazil’s Bolsonaro recovering in hospital and unlikely to need surgery, says son
The president was admitted on Wednesday following days suffering chronic hiccups.
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Jul 16th 2021, 7:23 AM
# Brazil
Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital following persistent hiccups, may need surgery to remove obstruction
The Brazilian leader had suffered hiccups since 3 July.
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Jul 14th 2021, 10:25 PM
# Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro slams corruption probe with foul language
A Senate committee is investigating government vaccine purchases.
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Jul 9th 2021, 7:55 AM
# Brazil
Brazilians stage more protests against Bolsonaro
The protests are focused on the Bolsonaro regime’s pandemic response, which has claimed more than 461,000 lives here.
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May 30th 2021, 10:27 AM
# BTL
'The only rational thing that you can have with it is a love/hate relationship, and that's what I have'
South American football expert Tim Vickery is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines.
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May 25th 2021, 11:51 AM
# Brazil
Thousands join protests in Brazil calling for Bolsonaro impeachment
Cars paraded through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and at least a dozen other cities as other protesters marched on foot.
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Jan 24th 2021, 6:26 PM
# Coronavirus
Brazil’s supreme court rules Covid-19 vaccination can be made mandatory
Around one-fifth of Brazilians say they will not get inoculated against the virus.
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Dec 18th 2020, 11:07 AM
# US Election
Russia, China, Brazil among nations staying silent as world congratulates Biden
Western allies, including the German Chancellor and Taoiseach Micheál Martin – welcomed a fresh start with Washington.
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Nov 9th 2020, 10:16 AM
# Brazil
Bolsonaro says it's a 'lie' that fires are ravaging the Amazon
Data from his own government shows the number of blazes in the rainforest is rising.
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Aug 12th 2020, 10:45 AM
# Brazil
Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered President Bolsonaro to wear face masks in public
The ruling applies whenever he is outdoors in the capital of Brasilia.
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Jun 23rd 2020, 6:43 PM
# jair bolsonaro
Brazil facing claims it's trying to hide scale of crisis as it stops publishing running total of Covid-19 deaths
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted yesterday that disease totals are “not representative” of the country’s current situation.
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Jun 7th 2020, 10:45 AM
# In the clear
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus
Bolsonaro’s communications chief tested positive for Covid-19 after last weekend’s trip to the US during which both men met with Donald Trump.
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Mar 13th 2020, 6:50 PM
# Climate Change
Tens of thousands of fires are burning in the Amazon - here's what you need to know
There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.
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Aug 28th 2019, 6:00 PM
# blazes
Brazil's Bolsonaro open to €18 million G7 offer if Macron 'withdraws insults'
Macron and Bolsonaro have been engaged in a diplomatic spat in recent days.
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Aug 27th 2019, 10:16 PM
# extraordinarily rude
Macron attacks Bolsonaro after sexist Facebook post about his wife
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was responding to a Facebook post which sought to compare both leaders’ wives.
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Aug 26th 2019, 1:51 PM
# blazes
Over 1,500 new fires ignited in Amazon rainforest, official data shows
43,000 troops are have been made available to combat the fires.
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Aug 25th 2019, 9:33 AM
# blazes
Brazilian president deploys army to fight Amazon fires and prevent illegal deforestation
Global condemnation on Bolsonaro’s perceived inaction to date on the fires is growing.
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Aug 24th 2019, 7:41 AM
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