Category: Bolsonaro

Brazilian Justice Minister Holds Press Conference After Bolsonaro Supporters Breach Congress

Brazilian Justice Minister Flavio Dino gives statements to the press after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro breach the Brazilian Congress. …


Brazilian President, Justice Minister React After Bolsonaro Supporters Breach Congress

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Justice Minister Flavio Dino give statements to the press after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro breach the Brazilian Congress on Jan. 8. …


Brazilian President Bolsonaro Urges Protesters to Lift Road Blockades

SAO PAULO—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades. Protests erupted on Sunday after the election authority declared Bolsonaro’s narrow loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an Oct. 30 runoff presidential election. In a video posted on social media, Bolsonaro said he understood people’s frustration at…


Brazil’s Top Soccer Players Lean Toward Bolsonaro in Presidential Election

SAO PAULO—A few days before Brazil’s first round of voting in this month’s general election, a 13-second video electrified supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro: soccer star Neymar coming out in favor of his reelection bid. The video posted on Sep. 29 showed Neymar dancing to a campaign jingle highlighting Bolsonaro’s position on the ballot, and…


Man Killed as Gunfire Interrupts Bolsonaro Ally’s Sao Paulo Campaign

SAO PAULO—A man was killed near a campaign event in Sao Paulo for a close ally of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, authorities said, after the sound of gunfire interrupted the event. The candidate running for governor of Sao Paulo, Tarcisio Freitas, said the incident appeared unrelated to his campaign. There were no initial…


Brazil’s Election Sees Bolsonaro, Lula Head to Runoff Amid Tight Race

Brazil’s presidential election is headed for a runoff vote later this month after neither of the nation’s top two candidates managed to secure enough support on Sunday to claim an outright victory. Brazil’s election authority announced on Sunday that a second round of voting was a mathematical certainty. While former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,…


Bolsonaro, Lula Headed to Runoff After Tight Brazil Election

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright Sunday in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the conservative incumbent in office. With 99.5 percent of the…


With 52 Percent of Brazil Votes Counted, Bolsonaro Has Slight Lead

RIO DE JANEIRO—With 52 percent of the votes counted, conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is slightly leading former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s presidential election. Bolsonaro has 46.3 percent support compared to 44.9 percent for da Silva of the leftist Workers’ Party. Six other candidates share the remaining votes in Sunday’s election. It…


Bolsonaro, Lula Appear Headed for Runoff in Brazil Election

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in an election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the conservative incumbent in office for another four years. The race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political rival, leftist former…


Brazilian President Bolsonaro Hospitalized in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said. Bolsonaro is “doing well” and further information will be provided later in a medical bulletin, a government statement published by the Globo media outlet said. Bolsonaro returned to the financial capital…