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Brazil's Bolsonaro rushed to hospital with intestinal blockage

03-01-2022 11:08 Brazilian president rushed to hospital after feeling "abdominal discomfort" that doctors found was caused by an intestinal blockage.

Argentine support for floods in Brazil 'would not be of much help,' says Bolsonaro

31-12-2021 00:44 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro explains decision to reject help offered by Argentina to combat the devastating floods in the northeast state of Bahia.

Brazil anti-graft crusader Sergio Moro joins party, eyes poll

11-11-2021 12:10 Sergio Moro, the former judge famous in Brazil for helming the Lava Jato graft probe and joining Bolsonaro's government, joins Podemos party one year before the presidential election.

Brazil opens 5G tender, seeking US$9 billion in investment

05-11-2021 00:55 Brazil launched its 5G network tender on Thursday, the largest in the history of its telecommunications sector. The government is seeking total investments of 50 billion reais (US$9 billion).

Brazil plans combative strategy for climate talks

26-10-2021 17:03 Jair Bolsonaro's government will pursue a confrontational negotiating strategy at the upcoming UN climate summit, renewing calls for other countries to pay Brazil to preserve the Amazon.

Facebook removes Bolsonaro video linking Covid shots to AIDS

26-10-2021 10:04 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in social media time-out Monday after his video warning of a supposed link between Covid-19 vaccines and AIDS triggered action by Facebook and YouTube.

Brazil’s Guedes lets rip at Argentina, vows to ‘modernise’ Mercosur

01-10-2021 01:37 Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes says Argentina should "withdraw" from the Mercosur if President Alberto Fernández's government feels "uncomfortable" with Brasilia's plans to "modernise" the South American trade bloc.

Brazil's health minister tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering

22-09-2021 10:06 Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday after attending the UN General Assembly in New York.

Bolsonaro backs off attacks on Brazil's institutions

09-09-2021 21:57 President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday backed off his heated attacks on Brazil's federal institutions, insisting that his recent jabs at the Supreme Court just came "in the heat of the moment."

The problem with Latin America’s rate hikes: they barely work

09-09-2021 14:25 From Brazil to Mexico, banks tighten faster than global peers; Unstable politics and off-the-books economies limit the impact

Indigenous protest as Brazil high court hears land case

25-08-2021 14:04 Thousands of indigenous protesters gather in the Brazilian capital as the Supreme Court prepared to take up a case that could eliminate reservations on their ancestral lands.

Brazil indigenous protesters camp on Bolsonaro's doorstep

23-08-2021 20:48 Around 4,000 indigenous protestors have converged on Brasilia to take part in a week of protests ahead of a crucial Supreme Court judgement.

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

22-07-2021 22:01 Argentina’s foreign minister slams Brazilian government during visit to Rio to mark 30th anniversary of nuclear accord between two nations.

The battle for Brazil's indigenous land hots up

13-07-2021 14:57 Brazil's indigenous peoples are bracing for a legal battle with President Jair's Bolsonaro's government over controversial legislation.

Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite announces he is gay

05-07-2021 11:18 "I am a gay governor and I am proud of it, declares Rio Grande do Sul state governor Eduardo Leite, as he denounces intolerable attacks from political rivals.

Thousands in Brazil join anti-Bolsonaro protests

03-07-2021 21:44 Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets to protest President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces an investigation over an allegedly corrupt Covid vaccine deal. 

Brazil environment minister resigns amid graft investigation

24-06-2021 09:46 Ricardo Salles announces resignation, just over a month after the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into allegations he was involved in a timber-trafficking scandal.

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half a million Covid deaths

19-06-2021 21:54 Brazil became the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, and real toll may be higher.

CONMEBOL pushes panic button, moves Copa América to Brazil

04-06-2021 23:38 Regional governing body strips Argentina of tournament due to Covid surge… and bafflingly takes it instead to virus-ravaged Brazil.

Chile, Argentina warm up for Brazil's Covid Copa with 1-1 draw

04-06-2021 02:11 This week has seen a wave of activity in international football, most of which occurred far away from the confines of the pitch. But Thursday night's 1-1 draw keeps Argentina's unbeaten qualifier record intact and on track for a place at Qatar 2022.

by Dan Edwards