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6:12pm, 7th May, 2019

Brazil's Bolsonaro signs decree easing gun import, ammo limits

Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Tuesday to ease restrictions on gun imports and increase the amount of ammunition a person can buy.

Brazil President Bolsonaro mulls trip to Texas after NYC visit nixed

7:33pm, 6th May, 2019

World

Brazil President Bolsonaro mulls trip to Texas after NYC visit nixed

Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is considering traveling to the United States to be honored at an event in Texas next week, his spokesman said on Monday, just days after he canceled a heavily criticized visit to New York City.

Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro nixes U.S. trip in face of protests

6:20pm, 3rd May, 2019

World

Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro nixes U.S. trip in face of protests

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday canceled a trip to the United States, according to a written statement from his office, after sharp protests against his being honored as the person of the year by the Brazilian-American Cham...

Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

4:57pm, 27th April, 2019

World

Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

Thousands of people representing the more than 300 tribes native to Brazil marched to government offices in Brasilia on Friday to protest the policies of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro that threaten their reservation lands.

Brazil states forge ahead in climate change fight despite Bolsonaro ambivalence

1:03pm, 26th April, 2019

World

Brazil states forge ahead in climate change fight despite Bolsonaro ambivalence

State governments in Brazil have agreed to work toward fulfilling the country's Paris Agreement climate change commitments, despite far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's ambivalence over the pact.

Brazil's Bolsonaro says working with U.S. to sow 'dissent' in Venezuela army

6:06pm, 8th April, 2019

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro says working with U.S. to sow 'dissent' in Venezuela army

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he is working with the U.S. government to sow dissent within the Venezuelan Army.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sees pension bill approval after meeting party leaders

6:19pm, 4th April, 2019

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro sees pension bill approval after meeting party leaders

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday after meeting with party leaders that he expects Congress to pass his pension reform bill aimed at reducing Brazil's budget deficit.

Bolsonaro visits Western Wall, Palestinians angry at Jerusalem mission

1:02pm, 1st April, 2019

World

Bolsonaro visits Western Wall, Palestinians angry at Jerusalem mission

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, accompanied by Israel's prime minister, visited Jerusalem's Western Wall on Monday as the Palestinians considered recalling their ambassador in Brasilia over a new trade mission to Israel in the holy city...

Trump forges bond with Brazil's Bolsonaro in White House visit

5:50pm, 19th March, 2019

World

Trump forges bond with Brazil's Bolsonaro in White House visit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazil's new far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro forged a bond over their shared brand of conservative and populist politics on Tuesday, with Trump pledging to give more U.S. support to Brazil's global ambitions.

Trump endorses Bolsonaro at White House, mulls bringing Brazil into NATO

12:40pm, 19th March, 2019

World

Trump endorses Bolsonaro at White House, mulls bringing Brazil into NATO

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Brazil's new far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro a ringing endorsement in the Oval Office on Tuesday, saying he was looking at a NATO membership or some other alliance for Brazil.

Bolsonaro touts 'changed', U.S.-friendly Brazil to Washington

8:11pm, 18th March, 2019

World

Bolsonaro touts 'changed', U.S.-friendly Brazil to Washington

Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, on his first official visit to Washington, declared himself an unabashed admirer of the United States and said he was seeking a new era of close relations after what he called decades of anti-American lea...

Brazil's Bolsonaro, Trump to meet privately in Oval Office next week

5:32pm, 13th March, 2019

Politics

Brazil's Bolsonaro, Trump to meet privately in Oval Office next week

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will meet privately with U.S. leader Donald Trump in the Oval Office during his visit to the White House next Tuesday, Brazil's presidential spokesman said on Wednesday, adding an interpreter will be present.

Brazil's Bolsonaro will visit on March 19: White House

6:58pm, 8th March, 2019

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro will visit on March 19: White House

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will visit the White House on March 19 and is expected to discuss subjects including the situation in Venezuela with U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House said in a statement.

Emboldened by Bolsonaro, armed invaders encroach on Brazil's tribal lands

8:01am, 3rd March, 2019

World

Emboldened by Bolsonaro, armed invaders encroach on Brazil's tribal lands

Ten days after Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took office, dozens of men entered protected indigenous land in a remote corner of the Amazon, hacking a pathway beneath the jungle canopy.

Brazil's new right-wing government asks schools to read out Bolsonaro slogan

7:04pm, 25th February, 2019

World

Brazil's new right-wing government asks schools to read out Bolsonaro slogan

Brazil's new right-wing government requested on Monday that schools film their students singing the national anthem and that a message including President Jair Bolsonaro's campaign slogan be read aloud to classes.

Brazil's Bolsonaro suffers first defeat in Congress

10:45pm, 19th February, 2019

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro suffers first defeat in Congress

Brazil's lower chamber handed right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro his first defeat in Congress on Tuesday, the day before his government presents its most important legislative proposal to rein in a gaping budget deficit and spur growth.

Brazil vice president calls on Bolsonaro to rein in sons

4:56pm, 14th February, 2019

World

Brazil vice president calls on Bolsonaro to rein in sons

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Thursday that the president will have to rein in his sons after one of them called a minister a liar on social media, exacerbating tensions within the government.

Brazilian president Bolsonaro has pneumonia, hospital says

2:51pm, 7th February, 2019

World

Brazilian president Bolsonaro has pneumonia, hospital says

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia, the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement on Thursday.

Brazil's Bolsonaro vows to probe BNDES development bank

8:54pm, 8th November, 2018

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro vows to probe BNDES development bank

Right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro vowed in a tweet on Thursday to investigate Brazil's state-run national development bank, BNDES, for corruption by opening its "black box" of secret transactions.

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

8:10pm, 7th November, 2018

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro faced the first setback in his plans to reduce the country's massive deficit on Wednesday, as the Senate approved a 16 percent pay rise for the judiciary against his wishes.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro signs decree easing gun import, ammo limits

Brazil President Bolsonaro mulls trip to Texas after NYC visit nixed

Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro nixes U.S. trip in face of protests

Brazil's indigenous tribes protest Bolsonaro assimilation plan

Brazil states forge ahead in climate change fight despite Bolsonaro ambivalence

Brazil's Bolsonaro says working with U.S. to sow 'dissent' in Venezuela army

Brazil's Bolsonaro sees pension bill approval after meeting party leaders

Bolsonaro visits Western Wall, Palestinians angry at Jerusalem mission

Trump forges bond with Brazil's Bolsonaro in White House visit

Trump endorses Bolsonaro at White House, mulls bringing Brazil into NATO

Bolsonaro touts 'changed', U.S.-friendly Brazil to Washington

Brazil's Bolsonaro, Trump to meet privately in Oval Office next week

Brazil's Bolsonaro will visit on March 19: White House

Emboldened by Bolsonaro, armed invaders encroach on Brazil's tribal lands

Brazil's new right-wing government asks schools to read out Bolsonaro slogan

Brazil's Bolsonaro suffers first defeat in Congress

Brazil vice president calls on Bolsonaro to rein in sons

Brazilian president Bolsonaro has pneumonia, hospital says

Brazil's Bolsonaro vows to probe BNDES development bank

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces first fiscal setback as judges' pay rises

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