Bolsonaro

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian former leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has a comfortable lead in the polls heading into next year's October presidential election, with right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro nearly 30 percentage points down, according to a poll released on Tuesday. If the vote were held today, 48%…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comDec 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government has arranged more than 35 privatizations during its time in office. However, political pressures and lack of support from citizens and Congress have forced it to back down on its promises. Here are some…

Brazil’s supreme court has ruled that foreign travelers must show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus to enter the country — a blow to President Jair Bolsonaro, who is unvaccinated and has repeatedly rejected requests to impose a vaccine mandate in a country that has the world’s second highest death…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ruled Saturday that all travelers arriving in Brazil must present a vaccine passport documenting they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The decision from Luís Roberto Barroso challenges a more lenient rule announced by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro,…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be investigated after he claimed coronavirus vaccines may increase the chance of contracting AIDS. Brazilian supreme court Justice Alexandre de Moraes instructed the country's top prosecutor, Augusto Aras, to look into the accusation raised by a pandemic inquiry conducted by Brazil's Senate. Mr Bolsonaro said…

Issued on: 03/12/2021 - 17:05Modified: 03/12/2021 - 17:09 REPORTERS © FRANCE 24 By: Fanny LOTHAIRE | Tim VICKERY | Lena LOPES 1 min Encouraged by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and local authorities who want to see the development of agribusiness, an "agricultural mafia" is taking over the Amazon rainforest. In…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during the ceremony to consolidate the Infralegal Labor Regulatory Framework, in Brasilia. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: ...Read More

General view of a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest outside the city of Porto Velho in Brazil in September 2021. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest hit a new record in October, a Brazilian government agency said Friday, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro announced ambitious environmental goals at the…