Category

Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Police Allege Bolsonaro Got Money From $70,000 Sale of Luxury Jewelry Gifts Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Police Allege Bolsonaro Got Money From $70,000 Sale of Luxury Jewelry Gifts

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Friday alleged former President Jair Bolsonaro received cash from the nearly $70,000 sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office, posing another potential blow for the embattled far-right leader. Earlier in the day, officers raided…
bubmag
August 12, 2023
Study confirms surge in deforestation in Indigenous lands under Bolsonaro Bolsonaro

Study confirms surge in deforestation in Indigenous lands under Bolsonaro

A study found a 129% increase in deforestation within Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon between 2013 and 2021.As a result, an estimated 96 million metric tons of carbon was released in the atmosphere during that period.Researchers attribute the trend to illegal extractive activities, cattle ranching and land grabbing by…
bubmag
July 21, 2023
The EU-Mercosur trade deal will harm Brazil’s indigenous communities Bolsonaro

The EU-Mercosur trade deal will harm Brazil’s indigenous communities

Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is gone but agribusiness and congress are still a threat to Brazil’s indigenous communities The world watched in despair at the environmental damage President Jair Bolsonaro’s government wrought during his four years as presdident of Brazil. Its crimes attracted global attention: from dismantling policies to protect the natural…
bubmag
July 17, 2023
Deforestation in the Amazon dropped by a third since Lula became president Bolsonaro

Deforestation in the Amazon dropped by a third since Lula became president

In the first six months of his term, Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has somewhat succeeding in curbing the damage his successor Jair Bolsonaro, the so-called Trump of the Tropics, did to the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation in the area dropped by 33.6%, satellite images showed. Quartz Smart Investing…
bubmag
July 7, 2023
Deforestation in the Amazon has dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro Bolsonaro

Deforestation in the Amazon has dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro

Capobianco noted that full-year results will depend on a few challenging months ahead. Still, the data is an encouraging sign for Lula, who campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the environmental devastation during Bolsonaro’s term. The former far-right leader weakened environmental authorities while his insistence on…
bubmag
July 7, 2023
Brazilian court rules Bolsonaro cannot run for office until 2030 over election fraud claims Bolsonaro

Brazilian court rules Bolsonaro cannot run for office until 2030 over election fraud claims

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from running for office again until 2030. A panel of judges concluded that he had abused his power in calling into question the country's electronic voting system. Five judges in the country's highest electoral court stated that Bolsonaro had used government communication…
bubmag
July 4, 2023