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Coronavirus surge is spurring desperate calls for strict lockdown measures, but President Bolsonaro still rejects curbs. For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day, a new grim milestone for the country as President Jair Bolsonaro…

In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s difficult to determine which country is faring the absolute worst. But any short list at this point must include Brazil. On Monday, embattled Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made the decision to upend his cabinet, replacing six ministers. Some of the departures weren’t…

SAO PAULO - Brazil's environment minister wants $1 billion in foreign aid from countries including the United States to help reduce deforestation in the Amazon between 30% and 40%, according to an interview published on Saturday in newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo. "The plan is $1 billion over 12…

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The appointment of the Brazilian armys former chief health officer as the new army commander is an effort by President Jair Bolsonaro to heal a rift created by his firing of the defense minister and the subsequent removal of the top generals of all three military branches, analysts said Thursday.The…

Jair Bolsonaro is not one for apologies. Confronted recently over Brazil’s soaring Covid death toll, the tough-talking president ordered the population to stop “fussing and whining”. But Bolsonaro’s bravado is no match for what the BBC describes as the “biggest crisis of his presidency”, after the heads of his army, navy and air force quit this week…

This article is more than 1 month old This article is more than 1 month old The president has stacked his government with military men. Now that blurring of institutional lines may backfire Jair Bolsonaro at an Army Day ceremony in Brasília. Photograph: Adriano Machado/Reuters Jair Bolsonaro at an Army…

image copyrightReuters image captionJair Bolsonaro is facing the biggest crisis since he came to power on 1 January 2019Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is facing the biggest crisis of his presidency after the heads of the army, navy and air force all quit and the country recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is seen after a meeting with Brazil's Lower House Arthur Lira at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 25, 2021. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters) The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defense minister.…

Brazilians were on edge after all three leaders of Brazil's armed forces resigned on Tuesday, raising concerns that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is looking to consolidate control. "Since 1985, we haven't had news of such clear intervention of the president with regard to the armed forces," Carlos Melo, a political…