Jair Bolsonaro

Unvaccinated Bolsonaro spurns criticism on Covid, Brazil's Amazon

Flouting the requirement for all attendees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, President Jair Bolsonaro strikes a conciliatory tone on the environment while telling assembled diplomats to look beyond media reports about Brazil.

New law in Brazil restricts social media sites from policing content

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has approved legislation which limits social media companies from removing content or accounts.

Top Brazil court hears arguments in landmark indigenous land case

"We expect some common sense from the Supreme Court. If not, we'll have to hand Brazil over to the indigenous," says President Jair Bolsonaro, as court adjourns hearings in case over scope of constitution's protection of indigenous land.

Rights group: Brazil's Bolsonaro blocking critics on social media

Human Rights Watch’s Brazil director Maria Laura Canineu said Jair Bolsonaro is trying to rid his social media accounts of people and institutions that disagree with him and turn them into spaces where only applause is allowed.

Brazil's Bolsonaro sued at ICC for 'genocide', 'ecocide'

Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil alleges in case filed with Hague-based court that the far-right president has led "an explicit, systematic and intentional anti-indigenous policy" since taking office in 2019.

Brazil court: Probe Bolsonaro over unproven vote fraud claims

Supreme Court orders President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for attacks on country's voting system and claims that it is fraud-plagued.

Protesters back on Brazil streets to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment

Tens of thousands of people gathered for the fourth weekend of protests against President Jair Bolsonaro, who is being investigated for allegedly turning a blind eye to a scheme to embezzle government funds in the purchase of vaccines.

Hiccups land Brazil's Bolsonaro in hospital, may need surgery

The 66-year-old Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had been complaining publicly since last week about suffering from the hiccups following July 3 surgery on a dental implant.

Glamour, politics and controversy as Cannes film festival returns

The Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years, launching the French Riviera spectacular with the premiere of Leos Carax's “Annette" and the introduction of Spike Lee’s jury.

Brazil senators file criminal case against Bolsonaro over vaccine deal

A Senate commission investigating the administration's pandemic response uncovered that Bolsonaro knew about suspected corruption in Brazil's $300 million deal for Indian-made vaccine Covaxin and failed to intervene.

Brazilians protest President Bolsonaro's response to Covid-19 pandemic

Anti-government protesters took to the streets in more than a score of cities across Brazil as the nation's confirmed death toll from Covid-19 soared past half a million.

Brazil police accused of rights abuses after shootout in Rio slum

Police in Brazil face outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left 25 people dead — some reportedly killed in cold blood.