Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has suffered a setback as most of the dozens of candidates he backed for municipal elections failed to secure victories or spots in runoffs. In more than 5,500 cities, Brazilians voted for mayors and city councilors on Sunday. The wave of…

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/ Americas Issued on: 16/11/2020 - 08:56Modified: 16/11/2020 - 08:58 An illiterate voter uses his fingerprint to sign at a polling station in Igarape Miri, Para state, Brazil on November 15, 2020, during the first round of Brazil’s municipal elections. AFP - TARSO SARRAF Shaken by the world’s second deadliest…

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SAO PAULO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Brazil’s health regulator has suspended a clinical trial for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine citing a severe adverse event, delighting President Jair Bolsonaro, who has criticized it for lacking credibility amid growing geopolitical tensions as the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine continues.A box of China's Sinovac,…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Forest fires have sent carbon dioxide emissions soaring in Brazil over the past two years, undermining efforts by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro to restore the country's environmental credentials. Emissions jumped 10% in 2019, Bolsonaro's first year in office, following a decade of small declines…

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By Joshua Howat Berger (AFP)     Nov 8, 2020 in Politics US President-elect Joe Biden's victory is a loss for the man known as the "Tropical Trump," Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose fervent endorsement of the Republican incumbent leaves him isolated abroad and vulnerable at home, analysts say.As congratulations…

The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ, in the Portuguese acronym) has been hit by a major cyberattack that will bring its operations to a standstill for an entire week. The incident was detected on Tuesday (3) while several trial sessions were taking place. According to the STJ, a virus…

SÃO PAULO—Brazilian prosecutors have filed graft charges against the son of President Jair Bolsonaro, ratcheting up pressure on the conservative leader who came to power on the promise of stamping out corruption. Rio de Janeiro’s public prosecutors said Wednesday they had filed charges against Flávio Bolsonaro, a 39-year-old senator and…