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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…

No results matched your search EconomyMar 06, 2021 02:55AM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to launch a program to help new mayors, at Planalto Palace in Brasilia BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said that emergency payments to aid…

/ 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”…

(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…

Growing up, West London’s Jevon internalized the enduring effects of a nomadic upbringing; rootless, weighed down by generational curses and the lure of street life, he was in search of something deeper. At a creative crossroads, Jevon began what would be a life-altering peregrination through his familial past, travelling to…

Author of the article: Reuters Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO — Outgoing Petrobras CEO Roberto Castello Branco said on Thursday he will ensure a smooth transition to his successor, a retired general hand-picked by Brazil’s president, but reiterated his stance that the state-owned company should match international…

SÃO PAULO—The financial future of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras hung in the balance Tuesday as its board moved forward with plans to approve President Jair Bolsonaro’s controversial appointment of an army general to the company’s helm in an apparent bid to force the firm to subsidize fuel prices. Mr. Bolsonaro’s…

Business Petrobras shares plunged 22per cent on Monday, wiping out 71 billion reais (US$13 billion) in market value, as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro again slammed its pricing policies after he replaced the state-controlled oil company's market-friendly CEO with a retired army general. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Brazil's state-run Petrobras…

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's oil sector regulator ANP does not see President Jair Bolsonaro's appointment of a new Petrobras CEO altering the country's policy of opening up the domestic refinery market to private investment, ANP director-general Rodolfo Saboia said on Monday. Shares in Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company…

No results matched your search EconomyFeb 22, 2021 02:00PM ET By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian financial markets went into a tailspin on Monday, as investors dumped the country's currency and stocks, while pushing up interest rates, after President Jair Bolsonaro moved late on Friday to sack the head…