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Bolsonaro defies odds, forces second round of voting in Brazil’s presidential election

October 05, 2022 -

During Brazil's elections last Oct. 2, Bolsonaro's performance far exceeded the predictions of observers. A major opinion poll predicted a victory by former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known by the mononym Lula, winning by a 14 percent margin.

This margin shrank by almost nine percent when the Oct. 2 election results came in. Lula received 48.43 percent of the votes, while Bolsonaro received 43.2 percent – a 5.23 percent margin. Brazilian ...

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro INDICTED for allegedly faking COVID-19 vaccination status, even though the vaccines themselves are fake

a month ago -

The March 19 indictment was filed by police detective Fabio Alvarez Shor. According to the detective, Mauro Cid – an aide-de-camp to Bolsonaro – confessed that the president asked for erroneous data to put in Brazil's vaccination system for himself and more than a dozen others, including his daughter.

Shor continued that this happened around the time Bolsonaro traveled to the U.S. in December 2022, which required the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition for entry....

X employees in Brazil threatened with arrest over censorship beef with government, warns Elon Musk

16 days ago -

The situation in Brazil is dire, in case you missed it. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is attempting to shut down popular accounts on X while launching an inquiry into Musk for alleged "obstruction of justice" and "incitement to crime."

(Related: Be sure to also check out our earlier coverage about the impending ban on X under Brazil's new government.)

De Moraes has been at Musk's throat ever since the Jair Bolsonaro regime was ousted, ...

Trump plans to visit Argentina to talk to President-elect Javier Milei

November 30, 2023 -

Milei's office confirmed in a statement that Trump had reached out via a phone call. "The president-elect received a call … from Trump, who congratulated him and pointed out [that] his triumph by a wide margin … had a great impact on a global scale," it said.

Trump himself celebrated Milei's victory over outgoing Argentinian Economy Minister Sergio Massa through a video posted on Truth Social. "A very special congratulations to Milei on a great race for president of ...

Why can Argentina count 25-30 million paper ballots in hours, while blue U.S. swing states take DAYS with machines?

November 22, 2023 -

(Article republished from Revolver.news)

End Wokeness:

Maricopa (2020): 1.9 million ballots

Milwaukee (2020): 460k ballots

Detroit (2020): 250k ballots

Fulton (2020): 523k ballots

Explain to me how Argentina hand-counted all of their ballots in a few hours, but the big blue areas in our swing states take several days with machines?Argentina: 25-30 million paper ballots

Maricopa (2020): 1.9 million ballots

Milwaukee ...

Brazil to axe X from telecommunications network after citing Elon Musk for obstruction of justice for his refusal to engage in government-demanded censorship

18 days ago -

De Moraes recently launched an inquiry into X and its owner Elon Musk for "obstruction of justice" and "incitement to crime," this following a conflict between de Moraes and Musk.

Writing for Noticias UOL, Andreza Matais says that representatives for de Moraes' office reached out to the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) of Brazil to find out how X can be removed from the country.

Anatel president Carlos Baigorri reportedly contacted the main telephone operators ...

Brazilian President Lula compares Israel’s war against Gaza to the Holocaust

February 21, 2024 -

The Brazilian leader made this comparison during a Feb. 18 summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Lula was asked about his thoughts on the suspension of funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which led to his answer.

"What is happening in the Gaza Strip, to the Palestinian people, does not exist in any other historical period," he told reporters. "In fact, it happened when [Adolf] Hitler decided to kill the Jews....

Biden-Harris campaign boasts BIGGEST war chest of any Democratic candidate in history

January 22, 2024 -

The campaign said on Jan. 15 that it has $117 million on hand. Campaign aides have described this substantial amount as the largest for any Democratic candidate in history at this point in the presidential race. The Democratic Party appears to be focused on efforts to re-elect President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at all costs.

The campaign also mentioned that it raised more than $97 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. This total includes fundraising ...

Protecting the Deep State: Biden admin files proposal to protect unelected gov’t workers from dismissal in case of 2024 GOP victory

September 20, 2023 -

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), an independent agency overseeing all federal workers, filed the proposal with the Federal Register on Sept. 15. Based on the filing, a disagreement with leadership without defiance of lawful orders should not qualify as misconduct or unacceptable performance.

"The 2.2 million career civil servants active today are the backbone of the federal workforce," the filing read. "These employees take an oath to uphold the Constitution ...

Frontrunner in Argentina’s presidential elections calls China an “assassin,” points to the country’s LACK OF FREEDOM

August 21, 2023 -

He made this remark during an interview following his unexpected victory at the South American nation's Aug. 13 primary elections. The conservative-leaning Milei shook the country's political establishment after receiving more votes than the ruling Peronist coalition and a pro-business opposition bloc. If the independent Milei gets elected as president in October, it would generate shock waves across a region largely ruled by leftist leaders.

Milei told Bloomberg News ...

Brazilian military declares Jair Bolsonaro the TRUE PRESIDENT

November 29, 2022 -

According to a Revolver News report, the populist Bolsonaro is now huddling with the military to plot his next moves. It added that he has exhausted his legal options, with his election appeal being rejected by a corrupt justice of the Supreme Federal Court appointed by the opposition.

Alongside this, Brazilians have taken to the streets to voice out their displeasure toward the rigged elections that propelled Lula to a second stint in the federal capital Brasilia....

Biden campaign bragged about rigging Brazilian election against Bolsonaro

November 03, 2022 -

In what has been described as "rare, escalatory diplomatic meetings," the Biden regime, including members of the White House, Defense Department, State Department and CIA, threatened the Bolsonaro administration while spreading lies and misinformation to the corporate media.

CIA Director William Burns, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin all reportedly took turns threatening Bolsonaro for months leading up to ...

“So what?” Brazil’s Bolsonaro shrugs off surging number of coronavirus deaths

May 06, 2020 -

This response has ignited a firestorm of controversy over the country's response to the global pandemic.

“My [middle name] is Messiah. But I can't work miracles,” he added.

Noted personalities all over Brazil voiced their disagreement and anger at Bolsonaro over his comments.

Scriptwriter Mariliz Pereira Jorge said “It's a mockery. An insult. It is intolerable.” Political commentator Bernardo Mello Franco wrote that Bolsonaro wants to turn ...

As Brazil suffers deadliest day of outbreak, Bolsonaro insists people get back to work

May 26, 2020 -

Despite these figures, President Jair Bolsonaro has continued to brush aside the risks of COVID-19, rallying supporters to flout local stay-at-home orders and follow his directive to go back to work.

His handling came to a head on May 15, when Nelson Teich, his newly appointed health minister, resigned – just weeks after Bolonsaro sacked his predecessor over clashes on lockdown measures.

The ongoing political turmoil has further complicated the country's ...

Brazil Supreme Court bans free speech app Telegram against the will of President Jair Bolsonaro

March 23, 2022 -

(Article by Shane Trejo republished from BigLeaguePolitics.com)

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspended Telegram on Friday after the platform did not adhere to Draconian censorship orders meant to harm controversial right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro has used Telegram to speak to his people after Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and Twitter have bowed to censorship orders from the nation’s high court. Telegram founder ...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro unchained: ‘If you accept this vaccination passport’ it will lead to ‘population control’

October 10, 2021 - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro offered stern warnings against the vaccine passports being implemented in some of the country’s cities, explaining that he believes the passports will lead to “population control” on behalf of powerful interests.

(Article by Tom Pappert republished from NationalFile.com)

Speaking in Portuguese in a translated clip posted to Twitter by Daily Veracy founder Vince James, President Jair Bolsonaro warns that governors of large ...

Brazil becomes new global coronavirus hotspot, but Bolsonaro doesn’t even mention it in cabinet meeting

May 27, 2020 -

The Ministry of Health also reported 965 new deaths Sunday, bringing the country’s death toll to 22,013 – the sixth-highest worldwide – although experts believe the actual number is much higher. While the figures were lower than Thursday’s record of 1,188 deaths, these also showed that Brazil’s total deaths had now doubled, compared to two weeks ago.

The grim milestone comes in the middle of a bitter political dispute between President Jair Bolsonaro and state leaders ...

Facebook, YouTube censor Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for pointing out that covid vaccines destroy immune function

October 29, 2021 -

According to Facebook, the video was removed because its "policies don't allow claims that COVID-19 vaccines kill or seriously harm people." Alphabet's YouTube took the same step later, saying the video had violated its medical disinformation policy.

But Bolosano merely shared concerns after reading the data provided by government officials in the U.K. and what happened raised a very important issue – those unwilling to go along with the official narrative will be silenced ...

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for the Wuhan coronavirus – tells supporters he is well and fine

July 08, 2020 -

Bolsonaro started showing symptoms on Sunday. He reported that he was feeling weak and that by Monday he started getting other symptoms, such as malaise, muscle pain, tiredness, persistent coughing and a temperature of 38 C (100.4 F).

This happened after he celebrated the July 4 weekend with Todd Chapman, U.S. ambassador to Brazil, and with several of his top ministers in Brasilia. These ministers include the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

Amid horrifically bad handling of the coronavirus, Brazil’s Bolsonaro government now appears on the verge of political collapse

April 26, 2020 -

Brazil was plunged into political chaos on Friday following the sudden, unexpected resignation of President Jair Bolsonaro’s celebrity justice minster, Sérgio Moro, who was angered by Bolsonaro’s firing of the country’s federal police chief just hours earlier, Zero Hedge reported.

Brazil’s financial markets immediately tanked after a blistering speech by Moro in which he accused the president of engaging in “political interference.” 

But all of ...