Jair Bolsonaro
‘Bodies Pile Up’: Why Brazil Is About to Become the Next Coronavirus Epicenter
President Jair Bolsonaro’s response: “So what? I’m sorry. What do you want me to do?”
Brazil's President Is Out With Another Super-Bad Coronavirus Take: Soccer Players Can't Die From It
Bolsonaro, who has ignored social distancing and mask recommendations, says it's time to restart the country's soccer leagues.
Brazil's President Says Coronavirus Is Just ‘Hysteria’ and Went Ahead and Fired His Health Minister
Jair Bolsonaro has pushed unproven coronavirus 'cures' and claimed that his athletic prowess will protect him if he gets infected.
All the People Who May Have Exposed Trump to Coronavirus
The White House insists neither he nor Mike Pence, who's in charge of the nation's coronavirus response, needs to be tested.
Bolsonaro Is Now Blaming the Amazon Fires on Leo DiCaprio for Some Reason
“This Leonardo DiCaprio is a cool guy, right? Giving money to torch the Amazon,” Bolsonaro said.
The Amazon Lost an Area 12 Times the Size of NYC Last Year to Logging and Burning
The Amazon lost more forest last year than at any point since 2008.
About 3 Billion Social Media Users Are Being Spied On by Their Governments
And governments are using what they find to suppress dissent, spread disinformation, and subvert elections, even in democracies, a new report says.
How Nationalism Set the Amazon on Fire
Letting his citizens chip away at the world’s biggest rainforest was a part of the promise Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro made to ranchers.
France’s Macron Is on a Mission to Save the Amazon — With or Without Bolsonaro’s Help
In an interview with VICE News, France President Emmanuel Macron explains why France is giving $100 million to save tropical rainforests.
Now Brazil’s President Says He Won’t Save the Amazon Unless He Gets an Apology from Macron
The "lungs of the planet" are on fire, and a dispute between Jair Bolsonaro and Emmanuel Macron has reached new levels of pettiness.
Brazil Tells the G7 and Its Amazon Fire Fund to Go to Hell
The world is literally on fire, and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is busy talking smack about Emmanuel Macron's wife.
Brazilian Warplanes Are Trying to Soak the Burning Amazon
President Jair Bolsonaro authorized military intervention, as other nations promised to send resources to the rescue