BRAZIL/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/RUSSIA: “I see that over the weekend — I guess on Friday — there was a worldwide number of death [over 600,000 coronavirus deaths] worldwide. Because when you watch the news — the local news — and you see it, and it’s, like, all about the United States. They never like to talk about what’s […]
Category: Brazil
5/28/2020
BRAZIL/BORDER/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Mexico is having a very, very hard time, as you know, with COVID, especially along the border… with Tijuana and various places along the border. And fortunately, we have brand-new wall along there, and the wall is saving us… Sadly, the area along our border is the highest — their highest percentage […]
10/10/2019
BRAZIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The joint statement released with President Bolsonaro in March makes absolutely clear that I support Brazil beginning the process for full OECD membership. The United States stands by that statement and stands by @jairbolsonaro. This article is FAKE NEWS! https://t.co/Hym9ZATHjt” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2019 7:03 pm […]
10/10/2019
BRAZIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The joint statement released with President Bolsonaro in March makes absolutely clear that I support Brazil beginning the process for full OECD membership. The United States stands by that statement and stands by @jairbolsonaro. This article is FAKE NEWS! https://t.co/Hym9ZATHjt” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2019 7:02 pm […]
9/2/2019
BRAZIL/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Brazil will allow more American Ethanol to enter the country without Tariffs, a decision that Brazilian mills are celebrating. The seemingly counter-intuitive reaction stems from the tone of ongoing negotiations between the South American nation and the U.S. for a…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 9:37 pm […]
9/2/2019
BRAZIL/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Brazil will allow more American Ethanol to enter the country without Tariffs, a decision that Brazilian mills are celebrating. The seemingly counter-intuitive reaction stems from the tone of ongoing negotiations between the South American nation and the U.S. for a….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 4:58 pm […]
8/27/2019
BRAZIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have gotten to know President @jairbolsonaro well in our dealings with Brazil. He is working very hard on the Amazon fires and in all respects doing a great job for the people of Brazil – Not easy. He and his country have the full and complete support of the USA!” –Donald […]
8/23/2019
BRAZIL/G7/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump offered Friday to help Brazil contain forest fires raging in the Amazon rain forest, putting him at odds with a key ally going into the weekend’s G7 meeting…The goodwill message comes after reports of French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to oppose a long-anticipated trade deal involving Brazil as […]
8/23/2019
BRAZIL/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke with President @JairBolsonaro of Brazil. Our future Trade prospects are very exciting and our relationship is strong, perhaps stronger than ever before. I told him if the United States can help with the Amazon Rainforest fires, we stand ready to assist!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 5:04 pm […]
3/20/2019
BRAZIL/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VENEZUELA: “In the past month alone, Brazil has called for a regime change in Venezuela. Iraq is inching forward in discussions with the Kurds. Mexico has threatened to not ratify the new NAFTA. Turkey threatened to nullify local election results. Thailand has passed a troubling cybersecurity law that alarms human rights activists. Guess what? At a time of growing global tensions, […]
3/19/2019
BRAZIL: “The relationship that we have right now with Brazil has never been better. I think there was a lot of hostility with other Presidents. There is zero hostility with me.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump and President Bolsonaro of the Federative Republic of Brazil Before Bilateral Meeting,” whitehouse.gov, Mar. 19, 2020 […]
1/31/2019
BRAZIL/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A well-connected businessman in Brazil conceived the idea of a luxurious getaway in Rio de Janeiro bearing a world-famous name: Trump. After work began on the Trump Hotel Rio de Janeiro, the businessman, Paulo Figueiredo Filho, boasted about his access to Donald J. Trump, who was then a candidate for president. Mr. Figueiredo, […]