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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly wins election to Brazil's presidency with 50.9% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the second-round run-off.
2022-10-30

President Jair Bolsonaro formally announces that he will run for re-election.
2022-07-24

Facebook and Alphabet Inc., which owns Youtube, announce that they have removed a video of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claiming that COVID-19 vaccines cause AIDS after the video was found to have violated their respective company's policies about the vaccines.
2021-10-25

YouTube says that it will ban misinformation related to all vaccines.
2021-09-29

The Social Democratic Party's founder Gilberto Kassab says that there is proof "each day to impeach President Jair Bolsonaro" after massive protests and Bolsonaro also announcing his candidacy for next year's presidential election.
2021-07-4

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announces a Cabinet reshuffle, naming new Defence, Justice, and Foreign Ministers, as well as a new Attorney General, Secretary of Government and Chief of Staff amidst a rise of the COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as the mismanagement of the government handling of the pandemic. Former Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva allegedly resigned over pressure from Bolsonaro to make the Armed Forces publicly support him.
2021-03-29

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court issues a 10-day injunction against President Jair Bolsonaro's demand that all 30 members of Venezuela's diplomatic team leave the country.
2020-05-2

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro renews his support for the re-election of Argentine President Mauricio Macri. "We're brothers, and I want prosperity for our nations," he concludes in an interview.
2019-07-14

Two former military police officers are arrested in Brazil for the murders of Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. One of the suspects was arrested at home, in a Rio de Janeiro gated community where President Jair Bolsonaro also resides. Franco was born in a Rio favela and became a politician and activist against violence in the slums, which are often controlled by paramilitary groups. Her assassination prompted widespread protests. [https:--www.theguardian.com-world-2019-mar-12-police-officers-arrested-murder-brazilian-politician-marielle-franco ("The Guardian)"]
2019-03-13

President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro issues a decree to place the responsibility for "identification, delimitation, demarcation and registration of lands traditionally occupied by indigenous people" on the Ministry of Agriculture, instead of the indigenous peoples affairs agency, FUNAI. The management of public forests also goes to the agriculture ministry. The move is seen as a big win for the industrial agribusiness lobby.
2019-01-2