Presidents of Brazil

Artists for Amazonia: Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry, Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, Rosario Dawson, Alyssa Milano, Joaquin Phoenix, Sônia Braga, Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil Among Celebrities Demanding Biden Not Broker Any Deals with Bolsonaro on the Amaz

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Indigenous leaders from the Amazon have reached out to U.S. and Brazilian organizations, policymakers, and artists to help protect the rainforest during this critical time.

Key Points: 
  • Indigenous leaders from the Amazon have reached out to U.S. and Brazilian organizations, policymakers, and artists to help protect the rainforest during this critical time.
  • The rights of Indigenous peoples, who are the guardians of the forest, have been violated by Bolsonaro and his administration.
  • "\nThe letter ends with a call for urgent action but emphasizes that a deal with Bolsonaro is not the solution.
  • We partner with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon\'s ecological systems.\n'

South San Francisco Limo Driver Dies of COVID

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Villanueva died of COVID related illness on March 27, 2020 after contracting COVID through his job as a limo driver in South San Francisco.

Key Points: 
  • Villanueva died of COVID related illness on March 27, 2020 after contracting COVID through his job as a limo driver in South San Francisco.
  • On March 8, 2020 he was assigned to pick up Brazilian diplomats from the private terminal of the San Francisco International Airport.
  • The Brazilian diplomats had just flown from Palm Beach, Florida to San Francisco.
  • On March 7, 2020 they attended the U.S./Brazilian Summit with President Trump and Brazilian President Bolsonaro at Trump's Mar-a-Lago.

Christine Lagarde: Interview with Le Parisien

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Saturday, April 11, 2020

INTERVIEWInterview with Le ParisienInterview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Matthieu Pelloli and published on 9 April 2020What is certain is that an invisible enemy is severely testing our healthcare systems and our extraordinary healthcare workers.

Key Points: 


INTERVIEW

Interview with Le Parisien

    Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Matthieu Pelloli and published on 9 April 2020

      • What is certain is that an invisible enemy is severely testing our healthcare systems and our extraordinary healthcare workers.
      • Our way of life has been altered, and for some it has been turned completely upside down.
      • You were Minister of the Economy in 2008, at the time of the last global economic crisis.
      • If you think about it, it can also be traced back to the ecological and biological chaos of the world.
      • The economic consequences are difficult to quantify, but they will certainly be severe.
      • Is that conceivable now, with heads of state like Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro?
      • We need it now to help us manage the response, and we will need it later to organise our exit from the crisis.
      • They have quickly taken far-reaching measures, increasing fiscal spending and providing support for employees and businesses.
      • Having fully recognised this, Germany, although very attached to its balanced budget principle, has temporarily relinquished its zero deficit policy.
      • The creation of coronabonds, through which Europeans would share the debt linked to the crisis, is a bone of contention.
      • Indeed, I believe that the exemptions to state aid rules that are now being implemented will accelerate this review.
      • Its a topic that the Commission is already working on You were formerly Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
      • Should it use its special drawing rights (SDR), a kind of currency created by the IMF, to support states?
      • Our compatriots are concerned about the solidity of European banks in general and that of French banks in particular.

    Christine Lagarde: Interview with Le Parisien

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    Friday, April 10, 2020

    INTERVIEWInterview with Le ParisienInterview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Matthieu Pelloli and published on 9 April 2020What is certain is that an invisible enemy is severely testing our healthcare systems and our extraordinary healthcare workers.

    Key Points: 


    INTERVIEW

    Interview with Le Parisien

      Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, conducted by Matthieu Pelloli and published on 9 April 2020

        • What is certain is that an invisible enemy is severely testing our healthcare systems and our extraordinary healthcare workers.
        • Our way of life has been altered, and for some it has been turned completely upside down.
        • You were Minister of the Economy in 2008, at the time of the last global economic crisis.
        • If you think about it, it can also be traced back to the ecological and biological chaos of the world.
        • The economic consequences are difficult to quantify, but they will certainly be severe.
        • Is that conceivable now, with heads of state like Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro?
        • We need it now to help us manage the response, and we will need it later to organise our exit from the crisis.
        • They have quickly taken far-reaching measures, increasing fiscal spending and providing support for employees and businesses.
        • Having fully recognised this, Germany, although very attached to its balanced budget principle, has temporarily relinquished its zero deficit policy.
        • The creation of coronabonds, through which Europeans would share the debt linked to the crisis, is a bone of contention.
        • Indeed, I believe that the exemptions to state aid rules that are now being implemented will accelerate this review.
        • Its a topic that the Commission is already working on You were formerly Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
        • Should it use its special drawing rights (SDR), a kind of currency created by the IMF, to support states?
        • Our compatriots are concerned about the solidity of European banks in general and that of French banks in particular.

      President Juan Orlando Hernandez Receives the "Friends of Zion Award"

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      Monday, September 2, 2019

      After the special award ceremony honoring Honduras' support for the State of Israel, President Juan Orlando Hernndez thanked the Friends of Zion Museum for all their great work strengthening Israel's relations around the world.

      Key Points: 
      • After the special award ceremony honoring Honduras' support for the State of Israel, President Juan Orlando Hernndez thanked the Friends of Zion Museum for all their great work strengthening Israel's relations around the world.
      • The Friends of Zion Museum has honored President Donald Trump, 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala, 4th President Rosen Plevneliev of Bulgaria, and many more.
      • The Friends of Zion Museum was honored to have as its former International Chairman, the late President Shimon Peres.
      • The Friends of Zion Museum books tours online at https://www.fozmuseum.com/visiting/ or by calling the Reservations Department at +972-2-532-9402.

      Brazilian Activists, American Unions Protest Award for Brazilian Judge

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      Monday, May 14, 2018

      NEW YORK, May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --American unions will join the Defend Democracy in Brazil Committee in Manhattan tomorrow to protest commemoration of the judge who investigated, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced popular former President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, known as Lula.

      Key Points: 
      • NEW YORK, May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --American unions will join the Defend Democracy in Brazil Committee in Manhattan tomorrow to protest commemoration of the judge who investigated, prosecuted, convicted and sentenced popular former President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, known as Lula.
      • Despite his imprisonment, he is seeking the presidency as a leader of the Workers Party, and he is the front runner.
      • As president, Lula strongly supported worker's rights, as did his successor, Dilma Rousseff, also a member of the Workers' Party.
      • After that, Judge Moro investigated, prosecuted, adjudicated, convicted and sentenced Lula on meritless charges involving unproven bribes.