Banned from office
The predicament in which former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro finds himself in after Brazil’s election judges banned him from running for public office for the next eight years is largely of his own making.
The predicament in which former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro finds himself in after Brazil’s election judges banned him from running for public office for the next eight years is largely of his own making.
The Supreme Court of Brazil has agreed to include former President Jair Bolsonaro in its probe into the riots on January 8 staged by his thousands of his radical supporters in capital Brasilia.
Police said authorities have taken control of three main government buildings -- Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congressional.
Like India, Brazil uses electronic voting and has been doing so since 1996. There have never been complaints of the sort of malfunction the Bolsonaro camp cited in their petition. Voted out of power, Bolsonaro has played to the script the man he is often compared to writing after his loss in the American presidential election. With his right-wing ideology and his dismissal of climate change and environmental imperatives, Bolsonaro is likely to nip at the heels of the government in power, just as Trump has done in America.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Congratulations to NSIL and @isro on the success of the 1st dedicated commercial launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 Mission. This ushers in a new era of Space reforms in the country. 18 co-passengers included four small satellites that showcase dynamism and innovation of our youth."
The total death toll on Tuesday reached 95,819, while the number of people infected rose to 2,801,921 after tests detected 51,603 new infections in the past 24 hourrs.
He will remain in isolation until a new examination and medical evaluation is carried out, and will continue to work remotely.
By the weekend, the country had reported 2.67 million infections ~ the second highest in the world ~ and more than 92,000 deaths. Nearly 700,000 cases are still active.
Three of his close aides are now quarantined at home after testing positive, including Citizenship Minister Onyx Lorenzoni, Education Minister Milton Ribeiro and now Pontes.
Brazil is the country worst hit by COVID-19 outside of the United States in both its death toll and case count
