Tag: Jair Bolsonaro
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Coup: Brazil files charges against ex-president Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office has filed charges against former right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the 2022 election. The charges, which must be formally accepted by the Supreme Court, came following a recommendation from the Brazil’s national police.
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[Video] At least 46 people injured after protests in Brazil
At least 46 people were injured as a result of protests in Brazil, Spanish newspaper 20 Minutos reported, citing data from the capital’s hospital. Six of those 46 hospitalised in Brasilia are in serious condition and two required emergency medical care, according to the newspaper. Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, protesting the results…
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Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalised with intestinal blockage
Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, was taken to hospital in São Paulo on Monday with a suspected intestinal blockage. The 66-year-old was admitted for treatment after complaining of “abdominal discomfort,” the government said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the g1 news website, he was flown to the hospital from Santa Catarina, where he was…
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Brazilian president again tests positive for COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s Communications Ministry said on Wednesday. The 65-year-old is in good health, the ministry told dpa by email. “Bolsonaro has no fever and his breathing, heartbeat and blood pressure are normal,’’ CNN Brazil reported. The positive test result was at least the third for…
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Brazil follows U.S. lead, to move its embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of “when, not if” he moves his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The far-right Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday and is hosting Netanyahu and the leaders of other countries for…