Small- and large-scale fishers report an increase in the volume and variety of fish species in the Patos Lagoon and the coast of Rio Grande do Sul state. Such abundance came after a bill banning motorized trawling on the state’s coast was passed and signed into law in 2018. Drafted by fishers and scientists and passed unanimously in the state parliament, the law goes against the interests of President Bolsonaro’s allies.
Mauricio Savarese April 08, 2021 - 6:26 PM
SAO PAULO - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government s handling of the coronavirus crisis and the full court ruled that churches can be barred from reopening during the pandemic, threatening to further strain tensions between President Jair Bolsonaro and the judiciary.
The order by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso for a Senate probe came only minutes after the whole court upheld the power of local authorities to prevent churches and other houses of worship from opening.
Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the coronavirus while arguing that the economic and emotional impacts of shutdowns would harm more Brazilians than the pandemic. He has at times bristled at the checks and balances from other branches of government, and has repeatedly criticized the Supreme Court for upholding the power of governors and mayors to establish restrictions on economic and pers
Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro s pandemic steps
MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press
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1of6Cemetery workers wearing protective gear carry the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 to a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The city of Sao Paulo started on Wednesday the digging of 600 additional graves every day in its municipal cemeteries.Andre Penner/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6Rachel de Lima Ribeiro, who recovered from COVID-19, poses for a photo with her handicapped husband Felipe da Silva inside their small home in the Mare Complex favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Ribeiro, who used to sell sweetmeats, lost her livelihood during the pandemic and now the coupl
Brazil s top court orders Senate probe into Bolsonaro govt s handling of Covid pandemic Associated Press
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government s handling of the coronavirus crisis and the full court ruled that churches can be barred from reopening during the pandemic, threatening to further strain tensions between President Jair Bolsonaro and the judiciary.
The order by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso for a Senate probe came only minutes after the whole court upheld the power of local authorities to prevent churches and other houses of worship from opening.
Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the coronavirus while arguing that the economic and emotional impacts of shutdowns would harm more Brazilians than the pandemic. He has at times bristled at the checks and balances from other branches of government, and has repeatedly criticized the Supreme Court for upholding the power of governors and mayors to estab
Brazil Top Court Orders Probe Of Bolsonaro’s Pandemic Steps
By The Associated Press
April 9, 2021
SAO PAULO (AP) A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and the full court ruled that churches can be barred from reopening during the pandemic, threatening to further strain tensions between President Jair Bolsonaro and the judiciary.
The order by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso for a Senate probe came only minutes after the whole court upheld the power of local authorities to prevent churches and other houses of worship from opening.
Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the coronavirus while arguing that the economic and emotional impacts of shutdowns would harm more Brazilians than the pandemic. He has at times bristled at the checks and balances from other branches of government, and has repeatedly criticized the Supreme Court for upholding the power of governors and mayors to esta