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Brazil govt appoints Rodolfo Landim as chairman of Petrobras board

Brazil's government has appointed former Petrobras executive Rodolfo Landim to chair the state-controlled oil producer's board, the company said in a filing on Saturday night

Brazil President hospitalised for possible intestinal obstruction: Report

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to the hospital early Monday morning for treatment of a probable intestinal obstruction, RT reported citing local media

In celebrated bastions of democracy, an unlikely club of 'dissimilar' leaders

T N Ninan reads from another commentator's notes on one prime minister and observes how eerily similar they sound to the description of some others

Brazil sacks IMF office over estimate complaints, says 'not useful anymore'

Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Wednesday Brazil won't recognize the IMF's office starting from June 30, when the current representative is due to be replaced

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be probed for linking Covid vax, AIDS

A justice of Brazil's top court ordered on Friday that President Jair Bolsonaro be investigated for comments linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS .

Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits 15-yr high after 22% jump from prior yr

Brazilian Amazon lost 13,235 square kilometers of rainforest in the 12-month reference period from Aug. 2020 to July 2021. That's the most since 2006

Brazil's Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years, data shows

Jair Bolsonaro's term blamed for acceleration of Amazon losing forest cover.

Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS

Facebook's press office confirmed in an emailed statement to The Associated Press that the content was removed Sunday night because it violated Facebook policy regarding COVID-19 vaccines

Brazil Senate report urges charging Jair Bolsonaro over pandemic

A Brazilian senator has formally presented a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling Brazil's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

UN needs mechanisms to make Bolsonaros of the world behave responsibly

The rise of right-wing populists who insist on their sovereign right to do whatever they please poses a challenge.

As authoritarian regimes rise, child labour problem is getting worse

This is the Year for the Elimination of Child Labor. What can democracies do to make this a reality?

Jair Bolsonaro emerges as a risk factor for Brazil IPO pipeline

Bolsonaro's recent confrontation with Brazil's Supreme Court amid an economic crisis has raised fears over the country's reform process and threatens to poison the environment for 25 IPOs-in-waiting

Brazil protests show low street support for impeachment push

Turnout at protests across Brazil against President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday was far smaller than rallies the president called earlier this week

President Bolsonaro urges Brazil Senate to impeach high court justice

President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday asked Brazil's Senate to impeach a Supreme Court justice a largely symbolic move that shows he has little desire to ease tensions with the judiciary.

Brazilian president remains hospitalized in Sao Paulo as health improves

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remained hospitalized on Friday in Sao Paulo as he undergoes treatment for intestinal obstruction, with no plan for hospital discharge

Bad hiccups, but no immediate surgery for Brazil's president Bolsonaro

After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital with what doctors said was an intestinal obstruction that could require surgery

Brazil's President Bolsonaro admitted to hospital for persistent hiccups

Bolsonaro has appeared to struggle with speaking on various occasions in recent weeks and said that he suffers from recurring hiccups

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Decoded: Why Brazilian govt is under scrutiny over Bharat Biotech vaccine

The Brazilian media has reported that though Bharat Biotech initially quoted a price of $1.34 per dose, the Brazilian govt agreed to pay $15 per shot, having ignored Pfizer's offer at a lower price