Jair Bolsonaro Current Affairs, GK & News
Brazil Anti-Democratic Riots
On January 8, 2023, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s ousted former president, Jair Bolsonaro, ransacked Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential offices in a full-blown riot to protest what they alleged was a stolen election. More than 1,200 protesters were detained following the riots. In this article, we will take a closer look at the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Brazil • Democracy • Jair Bolsonaro • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Political unrest • Protest • Riots
Indian Railways to run completely on Electricity by 2024
On Monday, 27th January 2020, the Union Minister of Railway and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal announced that the entire network of Indian Railways which is about 1,25,000 km of track length and nearly 68,000 km of route length is set to run on electricity by the year 2024 since diesel locomotives are gradually been ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Jair Bolsonaro • Piyush Goyal • Union Minister of Commerce and Industry • Union Minister of Railways
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be chief guest at Republic Day 2020
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations in 26 January 2020. Key Highlights Prime Minister Modi met Bolsonaro on the sidelines of 11th BRICS Summit, which is being held in Brasilia, Brazil. During the meeting, PM Modi invited the President of Brazil ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: 11th BRICS Summit • India-Brazil • Jair Bolsonaro • Narendra Modi • republic day
Indians no longer require Visa to visit Brazil
Indian tourists will be now be exempted from visas to enter Brazil for tourism or business purposes. The exemption is also available for Chinese tourists. Both India and China are part of BRICS, an association of 5 major emerging national economies. Other three are Brazil, Russia and South Africa. Key Highlights South American nation will ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: BRICS • India-Brazil • Jair Bolsonaro • Tourist Visa • Visa
Jair Bolsonaro sworn-in as new president of Brazil
On 1st January 2019, Jair Bolsonaro has been sworn-in as new president of Brazil for a four-year term. He is a member of the Social Liberal Party (PSL) and succeeded Michel Temer. Bolsonaro won the presidential election by a wide margin against Fernando Haddad of the left-wing Workers Party on 28 October 2018.
Topics: Bolsonaro • Climate change skepticism and denial • Fernando Haddad • Jair Bolsonaro • Michel Temer • Political ideologies • Politics • Social Liberal Party
Jair Bolsonaro wins 2018 Presidential election of Brazil
In Brazil, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in the 2018 Presidential elections. He is scheduled to take office on 1st January 2019 and will succeed Michel Temer. Mr Bolsonaro was elected with 55% of the popular vote against 45% for Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers Party. In his victory speech, ..
Topics: Bolsonaro • Climate change skepticism and denial • Fernando Haddad • Jair Bolsonaro • Michel Temer • Political ideologies • Politics • Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro