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A soldier disinfects a wagon parked at the central train station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP Photo

Churches exempted from lockdown in Brazil amid virus pandemic

The decree adds "religious activities of any kind" to the list of exempted services, alongside supermarkets and...

27 March 2020 10:35 AM IST

Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro. (AP)

'So what?' says Bolsonaro on 5000 corona deaths in Brazil

The far-right leader's off-the-cuff comment has been sparking anger among the public

2 May 2020 12:28 PM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures before going out for a ride on his motorcycle after he announced he tested negative for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being diagnosed, in Brasilia. (AFP)

Bolsonaro announces testing negative for COVID-19

The right-wing president reported testing positive for coronavirus three times this month, including an initial...

26 July 2020 10:12 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to supporters in the garden of the Alvorada Palace. (AFP)

Bolsonaro supporters blocked out of Twitter, Facebook after court rule

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered them blocked as part of a probe into an alleged disinformation campaign by the...

25 July 2020 11:21 AM IST

Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro, who is infected with COVID-19, wears a protective face mask as he makes a heart-hand sign to supporters during a Brazilian flag retreat ceremony outside his official residence the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil's Bolsonaro goes for bike rides, chats up with staff despite...

The far-right leader, who has been called a 'Tropical Trump,' has repeatedly defied social distancing guidelines

24 July 2020 12:44 PM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

COVID-19 has hit dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents

A review of official statements from public officials across Latin America found at least 42 confirmed cases of new...

11 July 2020 9:19 AM IST

Handout picture released by Brazils Presidency showing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

What will it take for Bolsonaro to treat this pandemic seriously?

Brazil is the second worst affected country in the world in this pandemic, and now the president himself has been tested...

8 July 2020 2:05 PM IST

The deal to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotechs Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. (AFP)

Facebook removes Brazil President's video claiming Covid vaccines...

Facebook's press office said the video violated the company's policy regarding COVID-19 vaccines

26 Oct 2021 9:15 AM IST

The deal to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotechs Covaxin shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with alleged irregularities. (AFP)

Brazil to suspend Indian COVID-19 vaccine deal as graft allegations...

Brazilian federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into the deal, citing comparatively high prices and pending...

30 Jun 2021 10:41 AM IST

Elected president for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks after winning the presidential run-off election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Lula wins Brazil's bitter presidential vote, Bolsonaro silent

The victory marks a stunning turnaround for the charismatic but tarnished leftist heavyweight, who left office in 2010

31 Oct 2022 5:15 PM IST

Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is taken on the shoulders of a supporter moments before being stabbed during a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Brazil: Presidential candidate stabbed at rally, in serious condition

Jair Bolsonaro could take two months to fully recover and will spend at least a week in the hospital.

7 Sept 2018 4:34 PM IST

Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro appears at a protest asking for military intervention in front the armys headquarters during the new coronavirus pandemic, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday. AP Photo

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro joins anti-quarantine protest in the country's...

On Friday, he sacked his health minister, who supported the restrictions that Bolsonaro says are damaging the economy

20 April 2020 4:36 PM IST