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Brazilian police indict ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in case of embezzlement, misappropriating jewellery
This is the second time police have formally indicted Bolsonaro for a crime. He was earlier charged in March with forging his COVID-19 vaccine records.
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Brazil ex-president Jair Bolsonaro indicted for suspected fraud on vaccine records
The sources further told that Bolsonaro was indicted on charges of entering false data into the country's Unified Health System (SUS) and forming a criminal organisation
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Brazil’s ex-prez Bolsonaro mulled a coup after election defeat, military leaders reveal to police
On January 8, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed government buildings, including the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court, and shut down highways after his loss.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro denies coup allegations at rally with tens of thousands supporters, says 'What is a coup?'
Hitting out at the election ban that has seen him barred from seeking office for eight years, Jair Bolsonaro said, "We cannot accept that an authority can eliminate whoever it may be from the…
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Brazil police to seize former prez Bolsonaro’s passport, arrest close aides amid alleged coup investigation
The coup attempt in question was when thousands of supporters of the former president stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court last year in January after Bolsanaro lost to…
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Bolsonaro preferred COVID-19 herd immunity over vaccines, says Brazilian senator probing country's response
Senator Renan Calheiros, who is heading the country’s enquiry into the handling of COVID-19 crisis revealed details of the probe on Friday
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'Military knows all about biological warfare': Bolsonaro's swipe at China over COVID-19
The Brazilian president and his close aides have in the past too have slammed China, something which has strained relations with Brazil's biggest trading partner
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Bolsonaro was warned about Brazil's Covid crisis: Former health minister
Mandetta believes the Brazilian president’s careless attitude has been a major reason behind this tragedy in Brazil which has affected millions of people in the country
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says military would follow his orders to take the streets
The comments by Bolsonaro, will do little to assuage critics who fret about his politicization of the military. Others worry about his commitment to a peaceful handover of power in the event of a…
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Brazil's Senate begins probe into government's pandemic response amid record dip in Bolsonaro's approval ratings
Brazil is currently fighting rising infections, most of which have been attributed to the so-called P1 variant, believed to be more infectious by medical professionals
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Women may grow beard after taking Pfizer vaccine: Jair Bolsonaro
While the world is showing trust in the vaccine, Bolsonaro has decided to stay away from the needle
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Losses for Bolsonaro, wins for center-right in Brazil local polls
For the first time in its history, Lula's and Rousseff's Workers' Party (PT) failed to win a single mayoral race in Brazil's 26 state capitals
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro sparks outrage over his homophobic statement
Bolsonaro has consistently downplayed the virus comparing the new coronavirus to a 'little flu' and asserted that Brazilians' immune systems were so strong they could swim in raw sewage and 'not…
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How Trump and Bolsonaro broke Latin America’s COVID-19 defenses
The two leaders attacked the international agency most capable of fighting the virus, the Pan-American Health Organization
'Brazil does not accept bribes': Bolsonaro slams Biden for offering help for Amazon
The topic was initiated in the first Presidential debate that took place on Septmber 19 in Ohio
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Brazil: Bolsonaro's government triggers alarm after revoking mangrove protections
It is the latest in a series of environmental controversies for the far-right president, who has presided over a surge in deforestation and fires in the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands…
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Fires can't spread in Amazon rainforest because it is 'wet', says Bolsonaro
The Brazilian president's remarks come as Amazon has witnessed record fires in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands.
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While Amazon records 10,000 fires in the first 10 days of August, Brazilian President Bolsonaro terms it a 'lie'
Brazil’s Amazon rainforests have witnessed a 28 per cent increase in the number of forest fires in July compared to the same period last year
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Brazilian mayor asks Bolsonaro to 'resign, shut up, and stay at home' as death toll mounts
The mayor of a city that houses 2 million people accused the president of being “co-responsible” for the increasing death count
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Indigenous tribals in Brazil are dying twice as much as the national average due to COVID-19
According to Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), the mortality rate among the native population is twice as much as the the rest of the country’s population
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro rides jet ski amid coronavirus chaos in the country, netizens lash out
Bolsonaro had initially planned a barbecue with 30 guests but due to criticism, he had to cancel the plan and instead rode a jet ski.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro becomes first sitting president to lose re-election bid
Born in 1955 to a Catholic family with Italian roots, Bolsonaro served as a paratrooper in the military before starting his political career.
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Brazilian police treats Supreme Court bomb blast as 'terror attack', says was 'planned over a long period'
The two explosions, set off by a man who died during a failed attack late Wednesday, could have also been a violent attempt to overthrow "democratic rule of law," Rodrigues told a news conference…
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Brazilian police indict ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in case of embezzlement, misappropriating jewellery
This is the second time police have formally indicted Bolsonaro for a crime. He was earlier charged in March with forging his COVID-19 vaccine records.
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Brazil ex-president Jair Bolsonaro indicted for suspected fraud on vaccine records
The sources further told that Bolsonaro was indicted on charges of entering false data into the country's Unified Health System (SUS) and forming a criminal organisation
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Brazil’s ex-prez Bolsonaro mulled a coup after election defeat, military leaders reveal to police
On January 8, 2023, thousands of Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed government buildings, including the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court, and shut down highways after his loss.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro denies coup allegations at rally with tens of thousands supporters, says 'What is a coup?'
Hitting out at the election ban that has seen him barred from seeking office for eight years, Jair Bolsonaro said, "We cannot accept that an authority can eliminate whoever it may be from the…
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Brazil police to seize former prez Bolsonaro’s passport, arrest close aides amid alleged coup investigation
The coup attempt in question was when thousands of supporters of the former president stormed the presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court last year in January after Bolsanaro lost to…
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Brazil intelligence agency’s second-in-command fired in Bolsonaro illegal spying probe
Alessandro Moretti, second-in-command at the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) is under investigation by the federal police which is looking into a clandestine government network which…
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Brazil: Congressional committee into Jan 8 insurrection recommends criminal charges against Jair Bolsonaro
On Wednesday, a congressional probe into the January 8 insurrection recommended that the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies should be charged with an…
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Brazil intends to restore trade and political ties with Cuba
The relations between Brazil and Cuba were strong during Lula's leftist Workers Party's regime, which was between the years 2003 and 2016. The ties were strained when far-right former President…
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Brazil: Bolsonaro's legal troubles mount as SC Justice authorises probe into his finances
In the latest turn of events, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has authorised investigators to access Bolsonaro and his wife Michelle's confidential phone and bank records
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Bolsonaro's troubles deepen: Hacker claims former prez offered him 'blank cheque' to tamper with EVM
Jair Bolsonaro reportedly sought Walter Delgatti's help to hack an electronic voting machine to prove his claims that Brazil's electoral system was susceptible to fraud during last year's…
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Brazil: Police raid Bolsonaro aides over jewels probe
Bolsonaro, a divisive right-winger has categorically denied allegations of wrongdoing. His lawyers have said that he "never appropriated or misappropriated any public good," in a statement posted…
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Brazil ex-prez Bolsonaro hands over undeclared Saudi ‘gifts’ worth thousands of dollars to authorities
According to media accounts, the first set of jewels is valued at $3.2 million and the second set is worth at least $75,000. Some of these were reportedly given to the former president's wife as a…
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Brazil prez Lula’s ultimatum to Bolsonaro: ‘Return by March end or face the music’
The 67-year-old firebrand leader has been on a vacation trip to Florida since before the end of his term last year. On January 30, the right-wing leader applied for a six-month US visa despite…
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At White House meet, Joe Biden and Brazil President Lula vow to protect democracy
Biden and Lula pledged to protect democracies as both leaders find common ground in the backdrop of the Capitol riots in US and protesters invading the Brazil's President’s Palace earlier.
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro's spending records show his love of high living, splurge on ice cream
At hotels, over 12,000 reais (£2000) or $2,168 were spent on steak at a restaurant, and more than 50,000 reais ($9,811) spent at a Rio de Janeiro bakery
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Bolsonaro ‘wrecked’ Brazil’s iconic presidential palace before leaving: Report
Jair Bolsonaro left Brasilia on the eve of Brazil’s current President Lula da Silva’s swearing in. Bolsonaro is currently in Florida.
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Norway announces it will once again back 'globally significant' fund to save Amazon forest
Announcing the revival of the fund that is aimed at fighting the removal of vegetation in the Amazon, Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide said "Brazil's new President…
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Brazil: Outgoing President Bolsonaro lands in US ahead of Lula's inauguration
After Bolsonaro's sudden exit, Vice President Hamilton Maurao has taken over as the acting President of Brazil. However, Mourao will not give the presidential sash to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.…
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Brazil: President Bolsonaro breaks post-poll silence, hails armed forces as followers call for coup
Bolsonaro has not recognised Lula's victory against him in October elections.
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In Pics : Brazil's Bolsonaro met with protests in Italy visit
Jair Bolsonaro was greeted by jeering protesters on Tuesday when he visited the Italian city of Pistoia to pay homage to a war memorial dedicated to Brazilian soldiers killed during World War Two.
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Impeachment? Brazilians protest against Jair Bolsonaro for poor handling of COVID-19
As the authorities investigate corruption claims against Jair Bolsonaro, locals continue protesting against the President's poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has led to millions of dea
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