Jair Bolsonaro

Economist Justin Wolfers is once again attacking President Donald Trump, this time over the latter’s 50% tariffs on imports from Brazil. What Happened: On Sunday, in a post on X, Wolfers questioned the rationale behind the latest U.S. tariffs imposed on the South American nation, calling it...

Tensions are flaring between the United States and Brazil following President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American nation. What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump wrote a letter telling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the trial of...

According to a recent study, the Amazon forest’s carbon emissions took a dramatic leap under former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro‘s administration, Reuters reported. The study was conducted by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE). It revealed that carbon...

Brazilian authorities are wasting no time carrying out recently-inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s vow to rein in security forces and collaborators accused of playing a role in the Jan. 8 attack on the Presidential Palace, Congress and...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday while 1,500 of his supporters have been taken into custody in Brasilia after rioting in the capital. What Happened: Bolsonaro’s visit to the hospital took place after the former leader complained of...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Twitter, is also a news hound who regularly comments on global events - from Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia for cannabis oil possession, constant outrages against women in Iran and now  the violent attack on...

Brazil's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court were overrun on Sunday by supporters of the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro. What Happened: Thousands of people stormed the government buildings in the capital Brasília, according to Reuters. Broadcasts of the...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is reportedly moderating tweets related to the recently concluded Brazil election personally. What Happened: The entrepreneur is "constantly calling balls and strikes," reported The New York Post, citing a person familiar with the matter. Musk is for now...

Brazil’s former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has defeated the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election runoff. What Happened: The Leftist Lula received 50.9% of the votes while Bolsonaro got 49.1%, according to the country’s Supreme Electoral Court, which declared the former...

Even as an election looms closer to home, former President Donald Trump remains clued into the electoral fortunes of his overseas allies and affairs happening abroad, Politico reported. Trump and his aides are striving to expand the “America First style of right-wing populism” overseas...

The market is yet to turn the corner, with one risk after another stifling a potential recovery from its protracted weakness. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) was in the spotlight over the weekend as stakeholders digested the electric vehicle maker’s quarterly deliveries and its AI Day presentations....

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leader endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, is trailing his left-wing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the South American country’s presidential elections. What Happened: Da Silva, popularly known as Lula, failed to secure enough votes for a...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that his space company’s Starlink service is connecting schools in the Amazon region. What Happened: Musk’s comments were made on Twitter in response to a tweet from Fábio Faria, Brazil’s Minister of...

Brazil’s police say President Jair Bolsonaro’s discouragement of pandemic-related health measures amounted to a crime. What Happened: The police said the president discouraged face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic and falsely suggested that people who were vaccinated against the...

Shares of Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE: PBR) traded higher by 5% on Friday after the company announced it is selling its potassium mining rights in the Amazon Basin. What Happened? Petrobas said Thursday that it is seeking bidders for its potassium mining assets, including...