Bolsonaro

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a promotion ceremony for generals of the armed forces, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil December 9, 2019/ Reuters
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Brazil judge orders Bolsonaro to wear a mask due to Covid-19

Brazil’s solicitor general, which argues the government’s legal interests, said in a statement that it was studying ways to reverse the decision

Brazil's Health Minister Nelson Teich attends a news conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil May 15, 2020. Photo: Adriano Machado via Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Brazil loses new health minister as Bolsonaro grabs reins in coronavirus crisis

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro walks after a media statement to announces the new Minister of Health, Nelson Teich, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 16, 2020. Photo:Reuters
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Bolsonaro fires Brazil's health minister, calls to reopen economy

A combination of picture shows Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro adjusting his protective face mask during a press statement to announce federal judiciary measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brasilia, Brazil March 18, 2020. Pictures taken March 18, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Bolsonaro urges Brazilians back to work, dismisses coronavirus 'hysteria'

A man rides a bicycle at a street market in the Ceilandia neighbourhood after authorities announced measures due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brasilia, Brazil March 17, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Brazil seeks state of emergency, Bolsonaro's second coronavirus test negative

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shake hands after their bilateral meeting in Brasília, Brazil, on November 13.
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Brazil president placed a losing bet on Trump

How one man is killing the Amazon
Analysis

How one man is killing the Amazon

Caption: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to launch the new worker fund stimulus at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil July 24, 2019/Reuters
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Why the Brazilian president is blamed

A charred trunk is seen on a tract of Amazon jungle that was recently burned by loggers and farmers in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil August 20, 2019/Reuters
Environment

As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere