The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is at the center of a scandal, being the target of an investigation on suspicion of trying to illegally import millions of dollars worth of diamond jewelry gifted by Saudi Arabia. Here is a look at what is known about this case that could become both a legal and […]
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They open an investigation into irregular entry of jewelry for Bolsonaro
The Federal Police of Brazil opened an investigation to clarify “irregular entry” to the country of a set of jewels that the Government of Saudi Arabia gave in 2021 to the then president, Jair Bolsonaro and his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, reported official sources. The investigation will be processed “under judicial secrecy” and “It has an […]
Biden and Lula show unity on democracy and climate change
The president of USA, Joe Bidenheld talks at the White House on Friday with the leftist president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvain a restart of relations between the two countries after the end of the stormy Government of Jair Bolsonaroan ally of Donald Trump. The two leaders opened their meeting in the Oval […]
Bolsonaro has no plans to return to Brazil, says his son
The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has no forecast to return to Brazil nor is he concerned about the investigations that were opened against him since he traveled to USAsaid his eldest son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, this Saturday. “There is no forecast for his return. He will know when he does it. It may be […]
Macron and Lula talk about the environment, hunger and “risks” of democracy
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva He spoke this Thursday with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macronupon “challenges” with the environment and hunger and “risks” of the extreme right for democracy, reported the government of Brazil. “Both agreed on the risks that hang over democracy due to the violent actions of extreme right-wing groups” and the […]
Brazil and Argentina aim for common unity, not a single currency
Haddad’s comments on Monday were intended to dispel controversy after the presidents of Brazil and Argentina published an opinion piece saying they were renewing discussions on a common currency for financial and commercial transactions. The idea was met with skepticism by leading economists, who cited a lack of policy coordination and wide inflation differentials between […]
Congressmen increase pressure to expel Bolsonaro from the US
In a letter dated Thursday, 46 Democratic congressmen urged Biden to oust Bolsonaro in light of the Jan. 8 attacks by his supporters on government buildings in Brasilia. They said the violence was “built on months of pre- and post-electoral fabrications by Mr. Bolsonaro and his allies” about the October elections that Luiz Inácio Lula […]
Former Bolsonaro minister is arrested for attempted coup in Brazil
The process for the attacks on the headquarters of the three powers in Brazil had a new chapter this Saturday with the arrest of Anderson Torres, former Minister of Justice of Jair Bolsonaro and accused of being linked to the coup attempt against the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Torres is accused of “alleged […]
They arrest the former minister of Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia
Anderson Torres, the former Minister of Jair Bolsonaro was arrested this Saturday in Brasilia (Brazil) in connection with the violent attack on the capital on January 8, for which the far-right ex-president is also under the magnifying glass of the prosecution, local media reported. Torres’ arrest occurred after the director general of the Federal Police, […]
Bolsonaro used a government card to buy US$111,000 in bakeries
The ex-president Brazilian Jair Bolsonaro spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in bakeries, popular restaurants and ice cream parlors during his four years in office, according to data released by the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In all, Bolsonaro spent 27.6 million reais (about $5.3 million) with the government’s corporate credit card. However, […]