September 7, 2022 Brazilian judge temporarily suspends easing of gun control laws due to election violence fears A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has temporarily rolled back the loosening of gun control regulations implemented by President Jair Bolsonaro due to fears of election violence.
July 28, 2022 Brazil president rips Leonardo DiCaprio over Amazon deforestation tweet: 'Give up your yacht before lecturing' Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro told Hollywood actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio to “give up your yacht before lecturing the world" on climate change.
September 7, 2021 Ex-Trump aide Jason Miller detained in Brazil following CPAC Former Trump campaign adviser, Jason Miller, was detained in Brazil in a part of an investigation of "anti-democratic acts", local sources report.
June 20, 2021 As Brazil tops 500K COVID-19 deaths, protests rage against President Jair Bolsonaro Anti-government protesters took to the streets in more than a score of cities across Brazil on Saturday as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million — a tragedy many critics blame on President Jair Bolsonaro’s attempt to minimize the disease.
December 20, 2020 Brazilian president rhetorically claims coronavirus vaccine could turn people into alligators Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro shocked even his staunchest supporters this week with an expletive-filled tirade against the COVID-19 vaccine, despite 7.1 million cases of the virus in the country and over 185,000 deaths.
September 30, 2020 Brazil’s Amazon forest, precious wetlands burn at historic levels Wildfires burning throughout Brazil have reached a historic high with the majority of them once again impacting the Amazon rain forest.
August 24, 2020 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tells reporter, ‘I want to punch you in the face’ Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to punch a reporter in the face on Sunday for questioning payments made to his wife’s bank account relating to alleged family corruption.
August 9, 2020 Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths, shows no sign of curbing outbreak Brazil’s coronavirus death toll surpassed 100,000 Saturday night, marking a grim milestone as the outbreak shows no signs of easing five months after the first reported case in the country.
July 22, 2020 Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus a third time Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive with the coronavirus for the third time since July 7th, confirmed a state official Wednesday.
July 16, 2020 Brazil passes 2 million coronavirus cases, more than 76,000 fatalities Brazil’s federal health ministry announced Thursday evening that the country has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus with over 76,000 deaths.
