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BRASÍLIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro will appoint Andre Mendonca, the current attorney general and a conservative ally, to the Supreme Court, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The appointment, if confirmed, will add another conservative legal mind to the top…

The scheme, known locally as rachadinha, involves hiring close associates as employees and then receiving a cut of their public salaries back from them. REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was involved in a scheme to skim salaries of his aides while a federal deputy, website UOL…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reacts after participating in a motorcade rally amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Avener Prado Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, speaking to a rally of bikers on Saturday, said he could count on police officers "whatever happens," as he once…

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro listens to national anthem next to an indigenous person at the Yanomami tribe reservation bordering Venezuela in Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas state, Brazil Responding to the boos, Bolsonaro removed his face mask to joke, "Those people saying 'Get out, Bolsonaro' should be traveling by donkey."AFP…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks about the countrys hosting the 2021 Copa America during a ceremony announcing the Caixa public bank sponsorship of Brazilian sport, in Brasilia, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the health minister…

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 2 (Reuters) - Pot-banging protests erupted across several Brazilian cities on Wednesday as President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the nation, with many expressing their anger at his handling of the world’s second deadliest coronavirus outbreak. In his brief speech, Bolsonaro outlined some of his government’s accomplishments and…

Next month's Copa America soccer tournament will take place in Brazil, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Monday, as it thanked President Jair Bolsonaro for stepping in after original host Argentina pulled out after a surge of COVID-19 cases. The surprise decision, which relocates the competition from one…

A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past a grocery store painted with graffitis depicting Diego Maradona, Carlos Tevez and Juan Roman Riquelme, after CONMEBOL announced Argentina pulled out hosting the Copa America, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin…