Brazil prepares to say goodbye to Pelé as it welcomes a new president
Huge crowds expected for funeral of footballing great as well as the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazil has been gearing up for...
Category : Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s public services face ‘very real threat of collapse’, says Lula
President-elect says transition team have found ‘simplest things not being done’ as result of Bolsonaro mismanagement Public services in Brazil face a “very real threat...
Brazil judge fines Bolsonaro allies millions after ‘bad faith’ election challenge
Head of Brazil’s electoral court rejects claim from outgoing president’s coalition that said voting machines malfunctioned The head of Brazil’s electoral court has rejected an...
Bolsonaro derided for ‘senseless’ challenge to Brazil election he lost last month
Court has ratified results of run-off against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva but incumbent claims audit found signs of ‘malfunction’ in some voting machines Jair...
Pro-Bolsonaro truck drivers threaten new road blockades in Brazil
Six federal highways blocked on Friday as far-right president has still not conceded defeat in last month’s runoff election Protesters in Brazil have blocked roads...
Sāo Paulo’s far-right governor favorite backs removing body cams from police
Cameras are credited with huge drop in crime by and against law enforcement but Bolsonaro ally prefers ‘to trust the police’ Two years ago, São...
Brazilian politician attacks police with rifle and grenades, wounding two
Bolsonaro ally Roberto Jefferson said he was resisting arrest ‘in the name of freedom, democracy and family values’ Brazil’s toxic presidential election has taken a...
Brazil’s fearsome militias: mafia boom increases threat to democracy
Rio’s heavily armed paramilitary groups have exploded in influence in recent years to wield power over dozens of communities The theme from Mel Gibson’s Braveheart...
Lula brands Bolsonaro ‘tiny little dictator’ in Brazil TV debate
Leftist challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva calls incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a ‘shameless liar’ who ‘fooled around’ with Covid causing huge fatalities The leftist frontrunner...
‘I’d eat an Indian’: rivals seize on unearthed Bolsonaro cannibalism boast
In a now viral video of a 2016 interview, the Brazilian president claims he would eat human flesh It was a shocking statement, even for...
