Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • The world pays tribute to the Brazilian “soccer king” Pele

    The world pays tribute to the Brazilian “soccer king” Pele

    Pele, the legendary Brazilian footballer who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and most famous athletes in modern history, has died aged 82. The Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. Thursday due to “multiple organ failure resulting from the development…

  • Jair Bolsonaro – armed with Bible and memes

    Jair Bolsonaro – armed with Bible and memes

    Even during his time in the army, Jair Bolsonaro feels that his homeland is about to develop in the wrong direction. Since then, he has spent most of his adult life longing to return to the Brazil of the military dictatorship. P3 ID about Jair Bolsonaro is a story of political and religious beliefs. It…

  • The vote count has begun in Brazil – Bolsonaro narrowly in the lead

    The vote count has begun in Brazil – Bolsonaro narrowly in the lead

    During Sunday, it will be decided who will be the next president of Brazil. The election is between the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro and ex-president Lula da Silva. The polling stations closed at 21 Swedish time. When around 27 percent of the votes were counted, Bolsonaro led with 51 percent of the votes against 49…

  • Bolsonaro’s Brazil is arming itself

    Bolsonaro’s Brazil is arming itself

    Accusations of electoral fraud and the threat to democracy On Sunday, the second and decisive round of the presidential election in Brazil will be held, when Jair Bolsonaro will be pitted against the former president, the left-wing politician Lula da Silva. In the opinion polls it is even. But like Donald Trump in the United…

  • A close ally of Bolsonaro is suspected of having thrown grenades at police officers

    A close ally of Bolsonaro is suspected of having thrown grenades at police officers

    Former Congressman Roberto Jefferson is suspected of throwing grenades at two police officers who came to arrest him at his residence on Sunday. Jefferson, who has long been a close ally of President Jair Bolsonaro, has been a central figure in Bolsonaro’s election campaign. Next Sunday there are elections in Brazil. One of the police…

  • On site at the Finnish border, Putin literature attracts, SD and the committees…

    On site at the Finnish border, Putin literature attracts, SD and the committees…

    So the war in Ukraine became even more dangerous The war in Ukraine is now a more dangerous war than it already was. Russia and President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed parts of eastern Ukraine on Friday. Seen through Putin’s glasses, it is now to be regarded as Russia’s own territory, which if attacked, which it…

  • Dancing in the Dark: A high school musical starring Sanna Marin as the “Prom Minister”

    Dancing in the Dark: A high school musical starring Sanna Marin as the “Prom Minister”

    Autio is the same photographer who ran into the prime minister “by accident” at a music festival in mid-July and took a photo of her in shorts and a leather jacket, which circulated in the social and mainstream media. In the leaked videos Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin is dancing and singing for the camera with exaggerated…

  • Only 15% of the world enjoys free expression of information

    Only 15% of the world enjoys free expression of information

    A British group says that their latest study of worldwide freedom of expression shows that only 15% of the world’s population lives where people can receive or share information freely. In its Global Expression Report 2022, Article19, an international human rights organization, said that in authoritarian nations such as China, Myanmar and Russia, and in…

  • Live: From the G7 to NATO, Ukraine at the center of the diplomatic marathon

    Live: From the G7 to NATO, Ukraine at the center of the diplomatic marathon

    World leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden will leave the group of seven in Germany on Tuesday and head to Spain for a NATO summit. G7 leaders issued a statement condemning Russia’s deadly attack on a Ukrainian shopping center on Monday as a war crime. Follow our live blog for…

  • Floods kill dozens in Imperial City

    Floods kill dozens in Imperial City

    At least 94 are dead after heavy rains and floodwaters swept through the historic mountain town of Petropolis Nearly 100 people have died in the historic city of Petropolis, Brazil after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, officials said on Wednesday. Search and rescue teams are still searching for survivors. Brazil’s national civil defense agency…

  • Six big stories we can see in 2022 (and one I hope not)

    Six big stories we can see in 2022 (and one I hope not)

    From decisive choices to space races and the Winter Olympics to the World Cup, this year will be another full of twists and turns. Come 2022, come The Reckoning. After two years of the tedious pandemic, the tangled handling of it by public health officials around the world and endless demands for our individual freedoms,…

  • Finnish company earns US patent for Covid containing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine

    Finnish company earns US patent for Covid containing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent for a coronavirus drug developed by the Turku pharmaceutical company Therapeutica Borealis. The nasal spray contains hydroxychloroquine among other ingredients. Earlier in May, the company announced that it had received approval for a patent application on the basis of which it expected a…

  • Thousands demonstrated for Bolsonaro

    Thousands demonstrated for Bolsonaro

    In Brazil, thousands of supporters demonstrated for President Jair Bolsonaro in several major cities yesterday. Bolsonaro, who has been heavily criticized for not taking the corona pandemic seriously, has in recent weeks spoken out about forcing mayors and governors to lift local virus restrictions – and that the military is ready to follow his orders.…

  • Bolsonaro is being investigated for the pandemic crisis – can be brought before a Supreme Court

    Bolsonaro is being investigated for the pandemic crisis – can be brought before a Supreme Court

    A lawsuit against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for handling the pandemic is getting closer. The Senate has started an investigation that could pave the way for such a process. It is at the request of the Supreme Court that the chairman of the Senate has formed a commission to investigate the president’s possible responsibility for…

  • FACTS: 40 leaders are invited to a virtual climate summit

    Here you can see the full list of those invited: * Antigua and Barbuda: Prime Minister Gaston Browne. * Argentina: President Alberto Fernandez. * Australia: Prime Minister Scott Morrison. * Bangladesh: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. * Bhutan: Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. * Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro. * Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. * Chile: President…

  • The military celebrates the coup in the midst of the corona crisis

    The military celebrates the coup in the midst of the corona crisis

    A new record number of deaths in covid-19 in one day has been reached in Brazil, 3780 deaths. This at the same time as the country entered a deep political crisis and the military celebrated the military coup in 1964. In the last ten days, more than 20,000 people have been reported to have died…

  • VMA in Morjärv in Norrbotten County

    VMA in Morjärv in Norrbotten County

    Santiago de Chile, Wednesday. Soon it will be Easter and here in Latin America the Christian element is dominant, despite the fact that new traditions, which seem to have nothing to do with Christianity, have slowly taken hold, like the Easter egg with chocolate pieces in it. But no witches, it would be an excessive…

  • VMA in Morjärv in Norrbotten County

    VMA in Morjärv in Norrbotten County

    The commanders of all the armed forces resigned yesterday due to dissatisfaction with President Jair Bolsonaro in what has become his worst crisis to date. On Monday, the president fired several ministers, including the defense minister. According to local sources, Bolsonaro was dissatisfied because the minister had failed to get the military to fully support…

  • Bolsonaro fires his third health minister

    Bolsonaro fires his third health minister

    In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has fired his third health minister since the pandemic began a year ago. The measure takes place in the middle of a sharp deterioration of the corona situation in the country, with about 2000 deaths per day. In a brief statement, Jair Bolsonaro said that the new minister will be…

  • Gloomy figure: 2,300 corona deaths in one day

    Gloomy figure: 2,300 corona deaths in one day

    The number of covid deaths in Brazil yesterday reached a new record, about 2,300 deaths in one day, according to the largest local media. At the same time, former President Lula da Silva is making a notable comeback in politics, in a speech he urged Brazilians to get vaccinated and not follow the stupid advice…

  • Bolsonaro: “Nobody wants Lula again”

    Bolsonaro: “Nobody wants Lula again”

    The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to overturn the corruption verdicts against the country’s former president Lula da Silva has surprised Brazilians and may change the entire playing field of Brazilian politics. The decision has upset supporters of ultra-conservative President Jair Bolsonaro. The HD decision does not mean that Lula da Silva is innocent. The judge…

  • Jair Bolsonaro: “Stop crying and move on”

    Jair Bolsonaro: “Stop crying and move on”

    Brazil on Thursday recorded the highest death toll since the pandemic began, 1910 people died in covid-19. “It must be enough with whining and crying now, we have to move on and tackle the problems. What will happen to Brazil if we all stop? ” said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in a speech. A total…

  • Several dead in Manaus where the oxygen ran out

    Several dead in Manaus where the oxygen ran out

    The Corona situation in northwestern Brazil has become extremely critical. The healthcare system has collapsed and the oxygen has run out. In the state of the Amazon capital Manaus, intensive care units ran out two weeks ago, patients have been flown to other states and military aircraft have been allowed to fly in oxygen from…

  • Bolsonaro warns of cheating in the 2022 election

    Bolsonaro warns of cheating in the 2022 election

    The storming of the White House a week ago has raised concerns about what will happen in Brazil in the 2022 election, when the current president Jair Bolsonaro will try to be re-elected for a second term. Bolsonaro himself sounded the alarm last week, when he said that the electoral system in Brazil is substandard…

  • The sale of a Finnish microsatellite to Brazil is being criticized

    The sale of a Finnish microsatellite to Brazil is being criticized

    The Finnish satellite technology company ICEYE has sold the microsatellite to Brazil, but the deal has received criticism from experts in South America and Finland. The Brazilian Air Force plans to use a microsatellite to monitor and prevent deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. However, some Brazilian researchers have argued that the acquisition was just a…

  • Donald Trump moves to Finland!

    Donald Trump moves to Finland!

    It’s perfect for me. First of all, Finland is not one of those ** countries. It doesn’t have a luxurious president like Fancy Pants Macron or a source such as Angela Merkel. I have seen photographs of top politicians, and most of them show “Charlie’s angels”. When you think about it, many Finnish women look…

  • Amazon fighter receives Swedish award

    Amazon fighter receives Swedish award

    This year’s Edelstamspris goes to the Brazilian Amazon activist Osvalinda Alves, for her efforts against illegal logging. Osvalinda Alves tells Ekot that it is wonderful that the outside world follows and respects the fight she and others are fighting for, despite threats and harassment. 52-year-old Osvalinda Alves Pereira and her husband Daniel have been organizing…

  • Anger in Brazil after beating to death

    Anger in Brazil after beating to death

    The beating of a 40-year-old black man at the hands of two guards, who ended with the man dying, has sparked major protests in Brazil. The incident, which took place in the large city of Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, was filmed by a witness and the video quickly spread on social media. There, one…

  • Bolsonaro’s son is charged with corruption

    Bolsonaro’s son is charged with corruption

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son is charged with embezzlement and money laundering during his time as a high-ranking politician in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The announcement that 39-year-old Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will be prosecuted does not come as a complete surprise, but it is a severe blow to President Jair Bolsonaro, just…