Tag : Jair Bolsonaro

Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro have been complacent. Now the pandemic has made them all vulnerable

The world’s strongmen may well end up paying a political price for their cynicism and incompetenceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIf Boris Johnson is mishandling the pandemic, he is not alone. Falsely claiming everything i...

Putin, Johnson, Bolsonaro and Trump: men too macho for masks

Why leaders who want to be seen as strongmen are afraid to take Covid-19 safety precautionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith the news this week that Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, is in hospital with C...

'The ship is sinking': Bolsonaro battles to block foul-mouthed cabinet video

A partial transcript of the meeting in Brasília offers a glimpse of the paranoia and ideological obsessions of Brazil’s presidentThe coronavirus pandemic has halted production of Brazil’s steamy telenovela soap operas – but one small-screen blockbust...

Bolsonaro claims police are persecuting his family in foul-mouthed rant – reports

‘They want to fuck with my family’, Brazilian president reportedly vented during a recent cabinet meetingThe Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro allegedly launched a foul-mouthed tirade during a recent cabinet meeting, declaring that the country’s fed...