The Latest Breaking News from Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil's Lula dispatched emissary to DC to meet with US officials, sources say

Brazil's leftist presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva quietly dispatched his emissary, Senator Jaques Wagner, to meet with U.S. State Department officials in Washington in April, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Brazil president announces carbon market, thin on details

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has announced the creation of a carbon market in Brazil but it is voluntary and the announcement is thin on the kind of details that make for a robust trading forum

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Brazil's top prosecutor says Bolsonaro election rhetoric like Trump's, no crime

Brazil's top public prosecutor said President Jair Bolsonaro has committed no crime by questioning the legitimacy of the voting system or suggesting he might not concede defeat in the October elections as former U.S. President Donald Trump did in 2020.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Brazil's Bolsonaro calls Musk's Twitter bid a 'breath of hope'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called Elon Musk's proposed takeover of Twitter Inc a "breath of hope" as the two met in Brazil on Friday, adding he hoped the U.S. billionaire would help end the "lies" about his widely criticized stewardship of the Amazon rainforest.

Reuters · May 20, 2022

Elon Musk To Meet Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Today: What's In It For Tesla, SpaceX?

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to meet Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo on Friday, Reuters reported, citing Brazilian daily O Globo.

Benzinga · May 20, 2022

Brazil's Lula gets married at 76 with a political touch

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been married for the third time in a ceremony that had a political touch as he heads toward Brazil's presidential election in October as the front-runner

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

U.S. Brazil envoy nominee sees 'free and fair election' despite Bolsonaro allegations

Brazil's democracy can support "free and fair elections" in October despite Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's statements against the country's electoral body, said Elizabeth Bagley, U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador in Brasilia, on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 19, 2022

Brazilian jurists call on U.N. to report on Bolsonaro attacks on judiciary

Brazil's democracy and independence of its judiciary are under threat from the government of president Jair Bolsonaro as it prepares for elections in October, a group of lawyers and legal experts said on Wednesday in a petition to the United Nations.

Reuters · May 18, 2022

Brazil may face 'political instability' after election, says Bolsonaro's son

Brazil may face "political instability" if Brazil's federal electoral court does not provide more transparency about the voting system ahead of the October election, President Jair Bolsonaro's son Flavio said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 18, 2022

Brazil's Bolsonaro accuses top court judge of abusing power

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a complaint with the Supreme Court accusing one of its justices of abusing his authority

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022