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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…

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SÃO PAULO—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro unveiled a deep cabinet reshuffle Monday as his administration comes under intense pressure with Covid-19 raging out of control in the country, killing more than a hundred Brazilians an hour. Mr. Bolsonaro announced the exit of combative Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo after swaths of Congress…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who comes up for re-election in October 2022 faces mounting pressure over a deadly surge of Covid-19. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. BRASÍLIA, Mar 30 — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his government…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing widespread criticism as coronavirus deaths and infections surge. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has replaced six ministers in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle that comes as the far-right leader faces mounting pressure to account for his government’s handling of a surging COVID-19 pandemic. Among the changes,…