Brazil Tag

Brazilian Lawmaker’s Provocative Stunt Exposes Fatal Flaw in Transgender Debate

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on March 21, 2026 25 Comments

"I am painted black on the outside. I identify as black. So why can't I preside over the anti-racism commission? ...

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U.S. Strategically Securing Rare Earth Element Supply Chain Away from China

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 10, 2025 9 Comments

Brazil mine is being developed with U.S. partnership, and US firm now merges mining with REE processing capabilities....

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This Year’s UN Climate Summit in Brazil, COP30, Is a Green Flop

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 12, 2025 14 Comments

The A-List World Leaders failed to show. But B-List Gov. Gavin Newsom did, and he then proceeded to bash Trump and tout California's green successes....

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Huge Stretch of Amazon Rainforest Cut Down in Brazil to Make Way for Road to ‘Climate Summit’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 13, 2025 22 Comments

"The state government has repeatedly insisted the highway is 'sustainable' — but that rings hollow to locals and conservationists who are condemning the project."...

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Scientists Discover Cocaine Sharks in Brazil

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 24, 2024 20 Comments

Forget cocaine bear!...

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Free Speech Champion Elon Musk Battles Brazil’s Supreme Justice over Censorship

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 09, 2024 97 Comments

Legal Insurrection has previously reported on Twitter Files, in which the firm now known as "X" under the ownership of billionaire and free speech champion Elon Musk allows investigative journalists to read and review records from that social media platform. For example, we have focused on the analysis on Big Pharma's role in repressing covid information and the Propaganda Media's role in the disinformation campaign related to Hunter Biden's laptop.

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Leftist Brazilian President Lula Signs Decree to Restrict Gun Ownership 

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 23, 2023 21 Comments

Lula: Government "cannot allow gun arsenals to be in the people’s hands."...

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Democrats Want U.S. to Extradite Jair Bolsonaro, But WH Said Brazil Hasn’t Sent a Request

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 09, 2023 14 Comments

The calls come after Bolsanaro's supporters stormed Brazil's government buildings on Sunday....

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Brazil: Left-Wing Candidate Lula da Silva Narrowly Defeats President Jair Bolsonaro in Presidential Election

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 31, 2022 37 Comments

Biden, Trudeau and Macron congratulate Lula, but Bolsonaro yet to Concede. ...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: CDC Says Coronavirus Infection Fatality Rate Could be as Low as 0.26%

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 25, 2020 30 Comments

Today's update features news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It appears the agency is, once again, adjusting estimates based on real numbers....in this case, as it relates to the infection fatality rate, which is more than ten times lower than initially assessed.

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Conflicting Reports: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Insists He Tested Negative for Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 13, 2020 26 Comments

Earlier reports said that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus. Now he is adamantly denying he tested positive and insists he does not have the virus.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Tested for Coronavirus After Aide Confirms Diagnosis After Meeting With Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2020 37 Comments

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone testing for coronavirus after his press secretary Fabio Wajngarten tested positive for the virus. Both men met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago last week.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Launches New Party to Fight Communism and Globalism

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on November 23, 2019 12 Comments

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro announced the creation of a new political party, aligning himself closer to the country's Catholic and Evangelical electorates. The "Alliance for Brazil," as the new party is called, will restore "God's place in the life, history and soul of the Brazilian people," the Brazilian President told cheering crowd at a rally on Thursday.

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Brazil Blasts Offer of G7 Aid for Amazon Fires, Citing Notre Dame Blaze

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 28, 2019 33 Comments

The recent G7 economic summit included exchanges between Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and French President Emmanuel Macron that was nearly as heated as the Amazon wildfires. During the summit, the G7 nations had agreed to send aid to fight the fires in the Amazon. Brazil rejected that offer, with a concise reminder about the Notre Dame blaze and European deforestation.

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Brazil’s New President Vows to Take ‘Marxist Garbage’ Out of Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 03, 2019 1 Comment

"to get Brazil to climb from the lowest spots of the educational rankings"...

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Brazil withdraws offer to host UN climate change summit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 02, 2018 6 Comments

The last time we checked on Brazil, Jair M. Bolsonaro, the nation's President-elect who is often referred to as the “Brazilian Trump,” announced plans to move the country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem. Now, in the mode of the American President, Brazil is canceling its plans to host a UN climate change summit.

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Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro: “we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 01, 2018 14 Comments

Jair M. Bolsonaro, the President-elect of Brazil and frequently referred to as the "Brazilian Trump," had promised during the campaign to move Brazil's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Israel's capital, Jerusalem. This was consistent with his strong pro-Israel stance. There was speculation that he would back off the promise, as had numerous U.S. Presidents prior to Donald Trump.

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‘Trump of Brazil’ Jair Bolsonaro Elected President

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 29, 2018 15 Comments

Jair Bolsonaro, known as the "Trump of Brazil," has won the presidency in the runoff against former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad with 55.1% of the vote. The ex-army captain has portrayed himself as an outsider, even though he spent 27 years in Congress.

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