Trump Offers U.S. Aid to Bolsonaro to Fight Forest Fires in the Amazon
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/trump-offers-us-aid-to-bolsonaro-to-fight-forest-fires-in-the-amazon/
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Friday, August 23rd, that he has volunteered to help Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro fight fires in the Amazon. Through social media, Trump also said that he discussed trade with Brazil.
"I just spoke with President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil. Our trade expectations are very exciting, and our relationship is strong, perhaps stronger than ever," he wrote . . .
Bolsonaro Attacks the Press and Predicts “It is Coming to an End”
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/politics-brazil/bolsonaro-attacks-the-press-and-says-it-is-coming-to-an-end/
Brazilian Companies Have Raised Over US$5 Billion in the U.S. in Three Years
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/business-brazil/brazilian-companies-have-raised-over-us5-billion-in-the-u-s-in-three-years/
Bolsonaro Interferes in Anti-Corruption Bodies That Looked Into his Family’s Affairs
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/bolsonaro-interferes-in-anti-corruption-bodies-that-have-looked-into-his-familys-affairs/
Jair Bolsonaro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro
Jair Messias Bolsonaro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒaˈiʁ meˈsi.ɐz bowsoˈnaɾu, ʒaˈiɾ -]; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer, serving as the 38th President of Brazil since 1 January 2019. He served in the country's Chamber of Deputies, representing the state of Rio de Janeiro, between 1991 and 2018. He is currently a member of the conservative Social Liberal Party.
Bolsonaro was born in the small town of Glicério, in the northwest area of the state of São Paulo. He graduated from the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in 1977 and served in the Brazilian Army's field artillery and parachutist groups. He became known to the public in 1986, when he wrote an article for Veja magazine criticizing low wages for military officers, after which he was arrested and detained for fifteen days. One year later he was accused by the same magazine of planning to plant bombs in military units, which he denied. After a first degree conviction, he was acquitted by the Brazilian Supreme Military Court in 1988.
He joined the reserve army in 1988 with the rank of Captain and ran for the Rio de Janeiro City Council that same year, being elected while a member of the Christian Democratic Party. Bolsonaro was elected in 1990 to the lower chamber of Congress and was subsequently re-elected six times. During his 27-year tenure as a congressman, he became known for his strong support of national conservatism. He is a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage and homosexuality, abortion, affirmative action, drug liberalization and secularism. In foreign policy, he has advocated closer relations to the United States and Israel. During the 2018 presidential campaign, he started to advocate for economic liberal and pro-market policies. A polarizing and controversial politician, his views and comments, which have been described as far-right and populist in nature, have drawn both praise and criticism in Brazil.
Bolsonaro announced his pre-candidacy for president in March 2016 as a member of the Social Christian Party. However, he left the party in 2018 and joined the Social Liberal Party, which launched his presidential campaign in August 2018 with retired general Hamilton Mourão as his running mate. He portrayed himself as an outsider and a supporter of family values. Bolsonaro was non-fatally stabbed while campaigning in September 2018. He came in first place in the first round of the general election on 7 October 2018, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad coming in second place. The two candidates faced a run-off on 28 October 2018, and Bolsonaro was elected with 55.1% of the vote.
Bolsonaro is married to his third wife and has five children. His first wife was Rogéria Nantes Braga (with whom he has three sons: Flávio, Carlos and Eduardo). His second marriage was with Ana Cristina Valle (with whom he has one son, Renan). In 2007, he married his third and current wife Michelle de Paula Firmo Reinaldo (with whom he has a daughter, Laura). While working in Congress, Bolsonaro hired Michelle as a secretary and over the next two years she received unusual promotions and her salary more than tripled. He was forced to fire her after the Supreme Federal Court ruled that nepotism is illegal in the public administration. As of 2018, Bolsonaro and his wife lived in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.
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