News of brasilia

BRAZIL ELECTION 2022

Brazilian pro-gun protesters march 'for freedom' in capital

11-07-2022 16:37 Pro-arms demonstrators took to the streets of Brasilia to demand easier access to guns. Jair Bolsonaro, who is campaigning for reelection, has already loosened regulations.

BRAZILIAN POLITICS

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.

5G IN LATIN AMERICA

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 UNDER BOLSONARO

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 UNDER BOLSONARO

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.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet as Covid surges in Brazil

29-03-2021 21:28 While speculation had been swirling that Bolsonaro was about to fire foreign minister Ernesto Araujo, who faced criticism for the government's problems securing more Covid-19 vaccines, many of the other changes came as a surprise.