Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF BANCO DO BRASIL, STATE-OWNED BANK, RESIGNS DUE TO ALLEGED BOLSONARO’S INTERFERENCE IN PUBLIC-OWNED COMPANIES

Theme(s)
Administration, Economy
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about this context here [1]

Apr 01 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

AFTER FAIL IN BID TO BUY SYRINGES, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUESTS THE ONES PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO STATES, AND THEN SUSPENDS PURCHASES UNTIL PRICES DROP

Theme(s)
Health
Emergency Measures
Centralization of power

Read more about syringes shortage in Brazil here [1] [2]

Apr 01 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

PRESIDENT BOLSONARO VETOES OBLIGATION TO PUBLISH PUBLIC BIDDING DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS IN NEWSPAPERS, REDUCING TRANSPARENCY

Theme(s)
Administration, Information, Press, Transparency
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about Brazil’s new Bidding Bill of Law here [1]

Apr 01 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

JUDICIAL DECISION BLOCKS LOCKDOWN IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT AND ALLOWS SPORTS EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE AMID HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS

Theme(s)
Administration, Economy
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], about the covid-19 situation in Brazil [1] and about the situation in Brasília [2]

Apr 01 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL SUPREME COURT (‘STF’) JUSTICE APPOINTED BY BOLSONARO AUTHORIZES IN-PERSON RELIGIOUS CERIMONIES. ON THE DAY AFTER, ANOTHER JUSTICE GIVES DIVERGENT DECISION ON A DIFFERENT LAWSUIT

Theme(s)
Health, Religion, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here [1] and about churches during Easter [2].

Apr 03 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Legislative
Power Level
Federal

EDUARDO BOLSONARO CRITICIZES THE CLOSURE OF RELIGIOUS TEMPLES DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES, AND CLAIMS THAT A ‘SPIRITUAL WAR’ IS TAKING PLACE

Theme(s)
Health, Power conflicts, Religion, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this context here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about the closure of religious temples during the pandemic and the dispute between Bolsonaro and state governors on that matter here [1] [2] [3]. Some days before, justice from the Supreme Court authorized in-person ceremonies [find out here]

Apr 06 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ARMED FORCES HOSPITALS RESTRICT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BEDS AVAILABILITY, RESULTING IN 85% VACANT BEDS, DESPITE BRASIL’S WORST MOMENT AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Health, Transparency
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about it here [1]

Apr 06 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

REDUCED COVID AID PACKAGE IS NOT ENOUGH TO COVER EXPENSES OF BRAZILIANS IN ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY

Theme(s)
Budget, Economy
Emergency Measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the government economic stances during covid emergency [1] [2] [3]

Apr 06 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION FAILS TO INVEST IN ONLINE LEARNING SOLUTIONS, RENOVATIONS TO SCHOOLS INFRASTRUCTURE AND REDUCES BUDGET OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Budget, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and on the educational challenges in Brazil amid pandemic [1] [2] [3] [4]

Apr 06 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

IN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, BRAZILIAN FEDERAL REVENUE (‘RFB’) STATES THAT IT MIGHT IMPOSE TAXES ON BOOKS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY TAX-FREE, BECAUSE ONLY RICH PEOPLE READ IN BRAZIL

Theme(s)
Culture, Economy, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about this context here [1] [2] [3]

Apr 06 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONAROWENT AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about Bolsonaro’s disregard for face masks [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here]. Brazil’s Federal Administration has downplayed covid repeatedly, and its members reject social isolation and don’t comply with sanitary recommendations [7] [8]. Bolsonaro has started changing his rhetoric regarding vaccines in March, 2021, bust still claims social isolation and restrictive measures disregard personal freedom and still promotes ‘early treatment’ [9]. Check all the acts against the recommendations here – in Portuguese [find out here].

Apr 07 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO CRITICIZES THE CLOSURE OF RELIGIOUS TEMPLES, DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES, ALLEGING THE RIGHT TO PRACTICE RELIGION

Theme(s)
Power conflicts, Religion, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the closure of religious temples amid pandemic and the dispute between Bolsonaro and state governors on that matter here [1] [2] [3]. Eduardo Bolsonaro also made a public statement about the closure of churches and the existence of a ‘spiritual war’ [find out here] and some days before, justice appointed by the president to the Supreme Court authorized in-person church ceremonies [find out here].

Apr 07 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

PRESIDENT BOLSONARO CALLS SÃO PAULO STATE GOVERNOR A ‘TRAMP’; BOTH HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN A FEUD REGARDING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Federalism, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

The president disagrees with the ‘lockdown’ and ‘curfew’ measures that governors are taking to address the covid-19 pandemic [1]. Read more about the fight between Bolsonaro and state governors here [2]

Apr 07 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BRAZILIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (‘ABIN’) DISMISSES CIVIL SERVANT WHO REVEALED AN INSTITUTIONAL PROJECT TO ASSIST THE DEFENSE OF ONE OF PRESIDENT BOLSONARO’S SONS

Theme(s)
Administration, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about this specific event here – in Portuguese [find out here], or read more the context of Bolsonaro’s family legal troubles and the fears of presidential interference here [1]
[2]

Apr 07 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BRAZILIAN RESEARCHERS REPORT HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS DUE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ATTACKS ON SCIENCE

Theme(s)
Academic freedom, Science
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here [1]. Earlier, on March 11, the President of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (‘Ipea’) warned civil servants against communication with the press and research disclosure ahead of its definite conclusion and approval [find out here]. On March 12, the President of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (‘ICMBio’) issued an ordinance requiring prior approval of scientific production ahead of its publication by the board of directors [find out here]. Read report on Academic Freedom in Brazil here [2]

Apr 07 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO CRITICIZES FEDERAL SUPREME COURT (‘STF’) DECISION THAT DETERMINED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION OF INQUIRY (‘CPI’) TO ADDRESS THE GOVERNMENT MEASURES AND POSSIBLE OMISSIONS DURING THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS AND SUGGESTS THAT HE IS A VICTIM OF POLITICAL PERSECUTION

Theme(s)
Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here [1]

Apr 08 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Legislative
Power Level
Federal

LAWMAKER EDUARDO BOLSONARO, ONE OF THE PRESIDENT’S SONS, MAKES SEXIST COMMENT OFFENDING A GROUP OF CONGRESSWOMEN

Theme(s)
Gender and sexual orientation
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

This is not the first time the deputy makes sexist comments about women [1]. Read more about this specific event – in Portuguese – here [find out here]

Apr 08 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ONCE AGAIN BOLSONARO REFERS TO THE ARMY AS ‘HIS OWN’ AND GOES AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Bolsonaro has created tension between his administration and the Military after repeated comments that compromised the military constitutional commitment to political neutrality. Read more about it here [1]. This has triggered some turbulence for the Bolsonaro administration [2]

Apr 08 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS (‘IBGE’) DATA AND REFERS TO FAKE NEWS

Theme(s)
Negationism, Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read about about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], and about how Bolsonaro made use of fake news throughout his election campaign [1]

Apr 08 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Public Prosecution Office
Power Level
State

PUBLIC PROSECUTION OFFICE (‘MPF’) OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO EXTINGUISHES THE GROUP FOR SPECIALIZED ACTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT (‘GAEMA’), BODY FOR THE PREVENTION AND REPRESSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES

Theme(s)
Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Rio de Janeiro

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] [1] [2]. Moreover, read more about the environmental policies under Bolsonaro Administration [3]

Apr 11 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

EDUCATION MINISTER DISMISSES PRESIDENT OF THE COORDINATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION PERSONNEL (‘CAPES’) WITHOUT PRESENTING ANY OFFICIAL JUSTIFICATION

Theme(s)
Administration, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about this context here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about CAPES here [1]

Apr 12 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RENEW COMMISSION FOR CULTURE (‘CNIC’) AND CENTRALIZES DECISIONS OF CULTURE BUDGET ON SECRETARIAT

Theme(s)
Administration, Culture
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]

Apr 12 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CHANGES RULES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FINES

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here — in Portuguese [find out here] and about the Environment Minister interference on environmental inspections here [1]

Apr 12 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL POLICE PROMOTES CHANGES IN THE COMMAND OF STRATEGIC AREAS AND IMPACTS CORRUPTION OPERATIONS

Theme(s)
Power conflicts, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and see more information on how the Bolsonaro Administration has handled Federal Police matters [1]

Apr 13 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO WENT AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Health, Negationism, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about Bolsonaro’s disregard for face masks [1], [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here]. Brazil’s Federal Administration has downplayed covid repeatedly, and its members reject social isolation and don’t comply with sanitary recommendations [7] [8]. Bolsonaro has started changing his rhetoric regarding vaccines in March, 2021, bust still claims social isolation and restrictive measures disregard personal freedom and still promotes ‘early treatment’ [9]. Check all the acts against the recommendations here – in Portuguese [find out here]

Apr 14 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO REPEATS ONCE AGAIN THAT ‘ONLY GOD’ CAN REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE

Theme(s)
Administration, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here [1], President Bolsonaro has been under great pressure in the congress, as popular discontent rises [2]

Apr 15 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL POLICE CHIEF IN THE STATE OF AMAZONAS REQUESTS INVESTIGATION AGAINST ENVIRONMENT MINISTER FOR DISRUPTING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND IS DISCHARGED SHORTLY AFTER

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy
State
Amazonas

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about changes in environmental law under Bolsonaro Administration here [1]

Apr 15 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO REPLACES HEAD OF THE SPECIAL SECRETARIAT FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATION (‘SECOM’) BECAUSE OF DISAGREEMENTS WITH HIS GOVERNMENT AND HIS SON

Theme(s)
Advertising and propaganda, Information
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] [1], check more information regarding the testimony of Fabio Wajngarten for the covid-19 Parliamentary Investigation Committe (‘CPI’) [2] and on the covid-19 CPI works [3] [4] [5]

Apr 16 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

22 STATES HAVE RECEIVED MORE ‘COVID KITS’ (A COMBINATION OF MEDICATIONS WITH NO PROVEN EFFICACY AGAINST COVID-19) THAN ‘INTUBATION KITS’, THAT INCLUDE THE MEDICINES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR A SAFE AND LESS PAINFUL INTUBATION

Theme(s)
Administration, Health, Negationism, Political positioning
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], and about the oxygen shortage crises in Brazil amid the covid-19 pandemic here [1]

Apr 16 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL PUBLIC PROSECUTION OFFICE (‘MPF’), BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION DISMANTLES PUBLIC POLICIES REGARDING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode [find out here] and the MPF report – in Portuguese [1]. Additionally, check more information on the dismantlement of public policies regarding indigenous people in Brazil [2] [3] [4].

Apr 17 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO ALLOWS THE REOPENING OF NON-ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES, IN SPITE OF AN INCREASE IN CASES AND DEATHS BY COVID-19

Theme(s)
Health, Social distancing
Emergency Measures
Flexibilization of control
State
São Paulo

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Brazil has plunged into a public health crises as a second wave of covid-19 hits the country [1]

Apr 18 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ISSUES REGARDING THE NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PLAN LEAD TO REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN VACCINE ROLLOUT EVEN FOR PRIORITY GROUPS

Theme(s)
Administration, Health, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and check more information on the issues that Brazil has been facing regarding the covid-19 vaccine rollout [1] [2] [3] [4]

Apr 19 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

ORDINANCE ALLOWS MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA OF THE FERNANDO DE NORONHA ISLAND WITHOUT PREVIOUS AUTHORIZATION FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (‘ICMBio’)

Theme(s)
Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Pernambuco

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], about environmental laws under Bolsonaro administration here [1] and about environmental agencies here [2]

Apr 20 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO WENT AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AT LEAST 4 TIMES ON THE LAST TEN DAYS OF MARCH, AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing
Emergency Measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about Bolsonaro’s disregard for face masks here [1] [2] [3], see all the acts against the recommendations – in Portuguese [find out here], remind past occasions when he downplayed the emergency [find out here] [find out here].

Apr 21 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL POLICE SUMMONS GUILHERME BOULOS, A LEFT-WING BRAZILIAN POLITICIAN, TO TESTIFY ABOUT ALLEGED THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENT BOLSONARO BASED ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW (‘LSN’), WHICH WAS ENACTED DURING THE BRAZILIAN DICTATORSHIP

Theme(s)
Dictatorship and memory, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] [1]. Additionally, check more information on Guilherme Boulos, who was a mayoral candidate in the city of São Paulo [2], on how the Bolsonaro Administration uses the LSN to target its critics [3] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here]

Apr 21 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO LIES ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS IN THE 2021 CLIMATE SUMMIT

Theme(s)
Environment, Information
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the repercussion of Bolsonaro’s speech in the 2021 Climate Summit [1] [2]. Moreover, check more information about environment budget cuts in Brazil, despite Bolsonaro’s claims during the 2021 Climate Summit [3]

Apr 22 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PLAY DOWN CRITICISM AGAINST BRAZIL IN THE 2021 LEADERS’ CLIMATE SUMMIT

Theme(s)
Environment, International relations
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here [1]

Apr 22 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

GOVERNMENT APPROVES BUDGET THAT FREEZES RESEARCH FUNDS

Theme(s)
Budget, Science
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here [1] [2] [3]

Apr 22 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ALLOWS CUTS TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION SYSTEM BUDGET

Theme(s)
Budget, Information
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about corruption under Bolsonaro Administration here [1]

Apr 22 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

VICE-PRESIDENT MOCKS CLIMATIC GOAL PRESENTED BY BOLSONARO IN THE 2021 LEADERS’ CLIMATE SUMMIT

Theme(s)
Environment, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the environmental goals set by Bolsonaro here [1]

Apr 23 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ISSUES MORE DECREES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN TWO YEARS THAN ALL OF HIS PREDECESSORS IN THIRTY YEARS

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this – in Portuguese [find out here] and check more information on the dismantling of environmental protection during the Bolsonaro Administration [1] [2][

Apr 23 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO SAYS HE WILL USE THE ARMED FORCES TO RESTRAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES ESTABLISHED BY STATE GOVERNORS

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Negationism, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] [1] and about the Bolsonaro’s opposition to social distancing [2] [3]. Moreover, check more information on the risks of the increasing militarization in the Bolsonaro Administration [4]

Apr 23 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

NATIONAL SOCIAL PROGRAM AIMED AT PROVIDING HOUSING FOR LOWER INCOME FAMILIES HAS ITS BUDGET REDUCED BY 98% IN 2021

Theme(s)
Budget, Housing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] [1]

Apr 23 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

HEALTH MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW COVID-19 MEDICAL PROTOCOL THAT INCLUDES MEDICINES SUCH AS CHLOROQUINE, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE INEFFECTIVE

Theme(s)
Health, Science
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this – in Portuguese [find out here], check more information regarding the use of chloroquine, which has been proved to be ineffective, amid pandemic in Brazil [1] and see how this issue has affected the covid-19 Parliamentary Investigation Committe (‘CPI’) investigations [2] [3]

Apr 24 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO CALLS JOURNALIST THAT ASKED HIM ABOUT THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 DEATHS AN ‘IDIOT’

Theme(s)
Information
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] [1] and check more information about the attacks on journalists under Bolsonaro Administration [2] [3]

Apr 26 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive, Legislative
Power Level
State

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RONDÔNIA PASS LAW THAT REDUCES MORE THAN 200,000 HECTARES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION UNITS IN THE AMAZON REGION

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people, Land regularization
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power
State
Rondônia

Read more about this episode, in Portuguese, here [find out here] [1], check more information regarding Environmental Conservation Units in Brazil [2] and the specific case of the State of Rondônia [3]

Apr 26 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS THAT 9-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN ALREADY KNOW HOW TO PUT ON CONDOMS, BUT NOT HOW TO READ

Theme(s)
Academic freedom, Education, Gender and sexual orientation
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here], about the Bolsonaro Administration education agenda [1] as well as sex education in Brazil here [2]

Apr 26 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ECONOMY MINISTER CLAIMS THAT ‘THE CHINESE HAVE INVENTED THE VIRUS’ DESPITE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AGAINST LAB LEAK COVID-19 ORIGIN THEORY

Theme(s)
Health, Negationism, Race and ethnicity, Xenophobia
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here — in Portuguese [find out here] and about conspiracy theories endorsement under Bolsonaro Administration here [1]

Apr 27 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary, Legislative
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL JUSTICE ADHERES TO CONGRESSWOMAN REQUEST AND PREVENTS SENATOR FROM BEING THE RAPPORTEUR OF THE COVID-19 PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTE (‘CPI’), WHICH INVESTIGATES ACTIONS AND OMMISSIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here] [1] and check more information regarding the covid-19 Parliamentary Investigation Committe (‘CPI’) [2] [3] [4]

Apr 27 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ECONOMY MINISTER CRITICIZES HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO LOWER CLASSES

Theme(s)
Economy, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the dismantling of education and educational inequality in Brazil here [1] [2]

Apr 27 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ALLOWS USE OF NATIONAL PUBLIC SECURITY FORCE ON THE INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (‘IBAMA’) OPERATIONS AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Security and Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Increased police power

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about previous environmental efforts by the Brazilian armed forces here [1] [find out here]

Apr 27 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ECONOMY MINISTER BLAMES THE COLLAPSE OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ON THE POPULATION’S HIGH LIFE EXPECTANCY

Theme(s)
Budget, Health
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the collapse of the healthcare system in Brazil here [1]

Apr 27 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF PREPARES LIST CONTAINING POSSIBLE DEFENSES TO THE COVID-19 PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE (‘CPI’) ACCUSATIONS REGARDING BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS AND OMISSIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Administration, Economy, Health, Indigenous people, Negationism
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] [1] and check more information regarding the covid-19 Parliamentary Investigation Committe (‘CPI’) [2] [3] [4]

Apr 28 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS ‘COVID KIT’ TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, WHICH CONTAIN MEDICINES THAT ARE PROVEN TO BE INEFFECTIVE AGAINST THE VIRUS

Theme(s)
Health, Indigenous people
Emergency Measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. The ‘covid kit’ includes drugs whose efficacy was not proven, such as hydroxychloroquine [1]. The Bolsonaro Administration endorsement of those drugs is also being targeted in covid-19 Parliamentary Investigation Committee (‘CPI’) [2].

Apr 29 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

PUBLISHING TIME FOR PROJECTS UNDER THE CULTURE INCENTIVE ACT DOUBLES IN COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR

Theme(s)
Administration, Culture
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]

Apr 29 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY ALLOWS SALARIES OVER EXPEDITURE LIMIT TO RETIRED PUBLIC SERVANTS, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT AND HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT MINISTERS

Theme(s)
Administration, Budget
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about the expenditure ceiling introduced by a Constitutional Ammendment in 2016 here [1], about previous pressures on the expenditure cap here [2] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

Apr 30 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE SUGGESTS THAT PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE (‘CPI’), RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING BOLSONARO’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS BIASED AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IGNORES INVESTIGATING STATES AS WELL

Theme(s)
Administration, Health, Political positioning
Emergency Measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the Parliamentary Investigation Committe (‘CPI’) here [1]

Apr 30 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO WENT AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AT LEAST 7 TIMES ON THE LAST TEN DAYS OF MARCH, AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about Bolsonaro’s disregard for face masks here [1] [2] [3], see all the acts against the recommendations – in Portuguese [find out here], remind past occasions when he downplayed the emergency [find out here] [find out here].

Apr 30 2021
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