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Brazil’s Lula tees up candidacy, blasting Bolsonaro on COVID-19, economy Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Lula tees up candidacy, blasting Bolsonaro on COVID-19, economy

Author of the article: Reuters Leonardo Benassatto SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva set the stage on Wednesday for a likely 2022 presidential run, using his first speech since his graft convictions were annulled to blast President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic…
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March 10, 2021
Lula’s return opens door to Bolsonaro showdown in polarised Brazil Bolsonaro

Lula’s return opens door to Bolsonaro showdown in polarised Brazil

The ruling that overturned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's corruption convictions has upended Brazilian politics and set up a potential election showdown with President Jair Bolsonaro – a challenge the far-right incumbent may himself relish. Monday's decision by Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin overturned all convictions against the former…
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March 9, 2021
Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to ‘stop whining’ after Covid-19 deaths hit record high Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to ‘stop whining’ after Covid-19 deaths hit record high

/ Americas Issued on: 05/03/2021 - 03:57 Bolsonaro, pictured speaking in Brasilia on February 24, has consistently downplayed the severity of the virus and opposed lockdowns. © Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters After two straight days of record COVID-19 deaths in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday told Brazilians to stop “whining”…
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March 5, 2021
UPDATE 1-Brazil governors to buy vaccines directly due to slow federal rollout Bolsonaro

UPDATE 1-Brazil governors to buy vaccines directly due to slow federal rollout

(Adds comments by CEO of pharmaceutical company) BRASILIA, March 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian state governors scrambling to secure COVID-19 vaccines said on Tuesday they are getting together to bypass President Jair Bolsonaro’s government and buy shots directly because of delays in the federal inoculation program. Half of Brazil’s 26 governors…
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March 2, 2021