Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silent

Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silent

RIO DE JANEIRO — The two men were sitting at a bar on Nov. 21, sipping drinks for relief from the scorching heat of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, when police officers barged in and arrested them for allegedly torching trucks and an ambulance with Molotov cocktails.One man attempted to flee and ditch his illegal firearm. Inside their pickup truck, officers found jugs of gasoline, knives, a pistol, slingshots and hundreds of stones — as well as 9,99…

Bolsonaro stays mum as protests intensify in Brazil

“The situation is getting very critical” in Mato Grosso state, chief state prosecutor Borges told the AP. Among other examples, he noted that protesters in Sinop, the state’s seco…

With Jair Bolsonaro still silent, protests intensify in Brazil: “The situation is critical”

Since his electoral defeat, the President has only addressed the nation twice to say that the demonstrations are legitimate and to encourage them to continue

Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silent

The two men were sitting at a bar on Nov. 21, sipping drinks for relief from the scorching heat of Brazil's Mato Grosso state, when police officers barged in and arrested them for allegedly torching trucks and an ambulance with Molotov cocktails. One man attempted to flee and ditch his…

Brazilian Protests Intensify

Associated Press: “Since his election loss, Bolsonaro has only addressed the nation twice, to say that the protests are legitimate and encourage them to continue, as long as they don’t prevent people from coming and going.”“Bolsonaro has not disavowed the recent emergence of violence, ei

Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silent

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The two men were sitting at a bar on Nov.