in a piece in the ap, radical plans, jair bolsonaro says this, jair bolsonaro will be starting his administration amid friction with china which has invested billions of dollars in energy, infrastructure and oil projects in brazil during the campaign, he complained the chinese are not buying in brazil, they are buying brazil itself. >> not many indications now concerning the policy and the relationship with china is important because china has a lot of investments in brazil and it has become our most important trading partner but the difference between the china brazil relationships and the relationship china has with other countries, whenever we say something they accept. told the chinese you are not willing to bring labor, they don't, not going to buy land, they don't. these depend on us. we have to decide on the kind of policy we want to have with china and i see no reason not to continue complying with that. shannon: the world will watch how this new administration comes in, much to learn about your foreign-policy but in the meantime, thank you for coming in. nice to have you. heartbreaking n

did that play a role in jair jar bolsonaro's election? he was running against a leist rifa rifal and he told vos a vote for his ral amounteto putting them on the path they are in. one thing we can expect in the jair bolsonaro administration is a far harder line of the government in venezuela, whh had been a ally of the brazilian government. just what shape that's going to take and just what he will be willing to able to do to squeeze the maludo adminisigation in the oring country, remains to be seen. but if he sticks to his rhetoril and his picy matches his rhetoric, i think we're going to see some real friction and hetension in the monthses . >> thompson: what other indications are there of what to expect from him in his first weeks as president? >> i think one thing that is fascinating and remarkable is the u.s.-brazil relationship for manyrseaas been strained by one, two, or three thornz that alwaysheeem to get inay of a better relationship.so and in jair bro you have somebody who is remarkably aligned with president trump, both temper

katy: what is getting people nervous is jair bolsonaro's flip-flopping, announcing proposals and thenck on them, giving big ideas but little details. he wants to shake up everything here in brazil, but few people understand how he will go about it. for one who works outside the stock exchange selling guavas,bo onaro represents hope. he has been here for four yearsi after his job in construction. "god willing, things will get better next year so we can exit this crisis," he tells me. he thinks bolsonaro will be tougher and bring an end to corruption in politics once and for all. gh brazil swings to the ri many feel the future of this huge and fragile democracy hangs in the balance. but economically, expectations are high. jity watson, bbc news, sÃo paulo. : these days technology is rapidly changing the world around us, and in africa it is helping to keep crops thriving. using satellite data, btish researchers have come up with a day to predict when swarms of insects could m proveor threat. it is t hoped t this warning system will help farmers. pallab ghosh reports. pallab: he is a plan

after the announcement, jair bolsonaro tweeted...makerfor havana. the doctors only receiving part of their salary, the rest going directly to the government. jair bolsonaro had threatened to end the programme unilaterally. cuba beating him to it. he may not yet be in office, but brazil's next president is already making waves. tim allman, bbc news. as part of the bbc series beyond fake news, today we're looking at thailand. it has one of the highest rates of social media use in the world, and the ruling military government is worried about the spread of so—called fake news. it has amended an already draconian law against computer crimes. but we've found the law is being used against critics of the military. former first lady, michelle obama, has begun an international tour promoting her new memoir, "becoming". the book reveals that she had a miscarriage, and used ivf to conceive both her daughters. she talks also of seeking couple's therapy with her husband, former president barack of course. she told cbs news there were times when t

threats of nuclear war and climate change, the election of the far-right former army captain jair bolsonaro in brazil and how u.s. foreign policy in latin america has led to the migrant crisis. >> there's an incredible charade in which the world is looking

and in brazil, far-right leader and president-elect jair bolsonaro has confirmed that sergio moro, the crusading judge who convicted former president luiz inacio lula da silva of corruption, will become his justice minister. after headlines we'll speak with renowned dissident, professor and author noam chomsky about latin america and more. in nigeria, suspected members of boko haram attacked two villages and a camp for internally displaced people in northeast nigeria wednesday, killiling at least 1515 people. boko haram has killed over 20,000 people and kidnapped thousands more since 2009. on t thursday, google workrkers arouound the world walked out to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment and sexual abuse. democracy now! spoke with new york city google employee and protester demma rodriguez. >> we have decided enough is enough is enough because --rybody who works at google have sacrificed, have gotten the great scum have shown up in order to be the best at what they do. and it is unacceptable, it is fufun of sub -- it is absolutely discussing that anyone thinks you can

it's a recipe that's led to the election of its newest president, jair bolsonaro.far right former congressman won 55% of the vote this week, positioning himself as an outsider who will crackdown on corruption and violence. bolsonaro was himself a victim of brazil's surging violence when he was stabbed during a campaign rally in september. an instant that analysts say likely lead to a surprise victory. the former army captain famous for making this gun gesture with his hands is in favor of torture, wants to empower the military to fight crime in the streets, and pledges to make it easier for brazilians to buy guns. >> translator: we are in a war. everyone says it, you in the media say it. >> bolsonaro is brash and controversial. his election, polarizing. during the campaign, he made openly racist and homophobic statements comparing blacks to cattle, refugees to the of the earth and saying he would rather have a son die in an accident and be gay. he also told a congresswoman she was too ugly to rape. human rights organizations are sounding the alarm, world about -- w

the current president jair bolsonaro, petrobras has are the main big discoveries which means less riske country could raise as much as $27 billion. moving to ags. not good news for soybeans. american inventories reaching 955 million bushels. plus industry cut its metrics for outlook. i want to dig deeper into the question of peak oil demand. exxon mobil chief executive darren woods talked about how emerging technology is affecting oil demand. >> let's assume by 2025 every new vehicle in the world sold his electric. by 2040 the entire vehicle fleet is electric. what is the impact on world demand for the world? if you look at that projection, demand in 2040 for oil is what it was in 2013. what people miss is the demand in transportation is driven primarily by heavy-duty commercial transportation, which is driven by economic growth. alix: exxon still thinks oil will play a big role in energy demand, even when the oil mix -- energy mix evolves. the average growth per year from 2016 to 2040 is over 6% for wind and solar versus 0.7% of oil. let's get into the ring. commodities out at the bal

brazil's president—elect, jair bolsonaro, has said he will move his country's embassy in israel fromtates also moved its embassy tojerusalem this year, implicitly recognising israeli control over the city and prompting widespread anger. palestinians and israelis both claim jerusalem as their capital. the former 0lympic sprint champion, usain bolt‘s first attempt to become an professional footballer has come to an end. the jamaican's australian club, central coast mariners, announced it had terminated his indefinite trial. the club said it had been unable to agree terms for a commercial deal with bolt. many observers expressed doubts about his ability to make the grade in his new sport. they're locked in a bitter conflict with saudi arabia that's brought yemen to the brink of famine. now the rebel houthi movement has given a rare interview to the bbc. a senior leader claimed the saudis have revealed themselves to the world by their brutal killing of jamal khashoggi. from the capital sa naa, 0rla guerin reports. going walkabout in sana'a with yemen's goofy leadership. they gave us yeme

jair bolsonaro is a seven—term member of brazil's congress.off stage of the presidential election, he won convincingly as an outsider able to clean—out the stench of corruption which seems to permeate every crevice of brazil's politics. the only other really popular politician, the left of centre former president known as lula couldn't run because he's languishing injail, another one of those caught up in what was called prosaically the "car wash" scandal. mr bolsonaro praises the military dictatorship which used to run the country, says he'll put business needs ahead of climate change, and will give police and army free rein to curb violent crime, which last year killed almost 64,000 people, some of them during the election campaign itself. the figures are staggering, even allowing for the fact that this is a large country. a shocking level of endemic violence, perhaps not so surprising people should latch onto the kind of strongman authoritarian figure when so many other politicians, the last few presidents, have been unable to do much about

brazil's new president—elect, jair bolsonaro, has said he will move his country's embassy in israel fromtes also moved its embassy tojerusalem this year, implicitly recognising israeli control over the city and prompting widespread anger. palestinians and israelis both claim jerusalem as their capital. thousands of staff at google offices have walked out en masse, in protest at the company's treatment of women and ethnic minorities. the protests began in tokyo and singapore and swept round the world. 0ur media editor amol rajan has the story. from within one of the most powerful companies in history, a global uprising. from new york to dublin, google staff united. in berlin and singapore and zurich, and in the rain in london, protesting at their treatment. just after 11am in each time zone, hundreds walked out, leaving messages behind on their desks. when things happen in numbers and they see a large group of people speaking up then i think that's when things start to change. i'm walking out along with other colleagues in support of anyone in any workplace who has been harassed, and to e

the brazilian president—elect, jair bolsonaro says there's no point in keeping diplomatic relations withto a local newspaper, mr bolsonaro accused cuba of violating human rights and said the communist—run island had little to offer in terms of trade and business. the us has confirmed it will re—impose all the remaining sanctions on iran that were lifted under the internationally—backed nuclear deal three years ago. eight countries are being granted temporary exemptions that will allow them to continue importing iranian oil. lebo diseko has more. "sanctions are coming. the tweet from donald trump announcing that all us sanctions on iran, which had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, will be reimposed on monday. president trump withdrew from the deal in may, saying it was effective at its core. the us has been gradually reimposing sanctions since then, but this move is considered the most important because it targets key sectors of iran's economy. reporter: mr president, how does this make america safer? indeed, the white house is calling this the toughest sanctions regime ever impose

the brazilian president—elect, jair bolsonaro says there's no point in keeping diplomatic relations with bolsonaro accused cuba of violating human rights and said the communist—run island had little to offer in terms of trade and business. the actor alec baldwin has been arrested in new york for reportedly punching a man over a parking space. police say the 30 rock star was taken into custody over the incident which took place in the east village. baldwin's been in the spotlight lately for his impersonations of president trump on nbc‘s saturday night live. the president of turkey has said that the order to kill jamal khashoggi, came from the highest levels of the saudi government. it is the first time recep tayyip erdogan has accused the saudi government directly of the murder. the international response to the killing of the saudi journalist is being closely followed in yemen, where houthi rebels are fighting against a saudi—backed coalition. according to the rebel leader, the world can now see the true nature of the saudis, as orla guerin reports. going walkabout in sana'a with yemen's

the brazilian president—elect, jair bolsonaro says there's no point in keeping diplomatic relations withocal newspaper, mr bolsonaro accused cuba of violating human rights and said the communist—run island had little to offer in terms of trade and business. the actor alec baldwin has been arrested in new york for reportedly punching a man over a parking space. police say the 30 rock star was taken into custody over the incident which took place in the east village. baldwin's been in the spotlight lately for his impersonations of president trump on nbc‘s saturday night live. a christian woman, cleared of blasphemy charges in pakistan, could be banned from ever leaving the country. the authorities have started legal proceedings against asia bibi, to place her on a travel ban list, as part of a deal struck with islamists. the agreement ended three days of violent protests across the country. sucunder kamani reports from islamabad. the punishment for blasphemers — hang them. this was the chart at this demonstration in islamabad. today saw thousands of protesters out on streets in cities acro

all right, digging in more into brazil as well, the current president, jair bolsonaro's energy team couldh for the sales of the prize pre-salt deposits, where petrobras has already made some big discoveries, which means less risk. a change for the country, and the country could raise as much as $27 billion. and moving to ag, some not so good news for soybeans. american inventories seem to be reaching 955 million bushels, plus the agency cut its outlook for u.s. exports, a key metric to watch as the trade battle between china and the u.s. continues. and i want to dig even deeper into the question of peak oil demand. at bloomberg's new economy forum, exxonmobil chief executive darren woods spoke about how emerging ev technology is affecting oil demand. darren: let's assume that by 2025, every new vehicle in the world sold is electric, so that by 2040, the entire light vehicle fleet is electric. what's the implication on oil demand for the world? and if you look at that projection, all light new vehicles are electric, the demand in 2040 for oil is about what it was in 2013. what people miss

brazil's new president—elect, jair bolsonaro, has said he will move his country's embassy in israel from states also moved its embassy tojerusalem this year, implicitly recognising israeli control over the city and prompting widespread anger. palestinians and israelis both claim jerusalem as their capital. there's been a second day of violent protests against the decision by pakistan's supreme court to free a christian woman who'd been sentenced to death on blasphemy allegations. demonstrations closed main roads and schools in several major cities. asia bibi, who is mother to 4 children, had been on death row for 8 years. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we're on the street with the homeless and hungry in venezuela. problems are mounting for millions as the us imposes new sanctions. the israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 25—year—old jewish man from an extremist group has been arrested, and has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on an historic day f

the brazilian president—elect, jair bolsonaro says there's no point in keeping diplomatic relations withaper, mr bolsonaro accused cuba of violating human rights and said the communist—run island had little to offer in terms of trade and business. the actor alec baldwin has been arrested in new york for reportedly punching a man over a parking space. police say the 30 rock star was taken into custody over the incident which took place in the east village. baldwin's been in the spotlight lately for his impersonations of president trump on nbc‘s "saturday night live. " and you can keep up to date all with the latest news, business and sport on the bbc website. for reaction and analysis from around the world, including up—dated live pages, reports from correspondents based in over 80 international locations, along with eyewitness accounts. just go to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, has revealed that a criminal investigation has begun, into allegations of anti—semitic hate crime among labour party members. she said it appears "

threats of nuclear war and climate change, the election of the far-right former army captain jair bolsonaro in brazil and how u.s. foreign policy in latin america has led to the migrant crisis. >> there's an incredible charade in which the world is looking at these poor, miserable people fleeing from terror and repression, for which we are responsible, and in reaction, they are sending thousands of t troops to t the border. amy: we will also talk to noam chomsky about ththe deadly attack on thehe pittsburgrgh synagogu, the crisis in gaza and the u.s-backed saudi war in yemen. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracy now.org, the war and peace report. i amam amy goodman. today we spendnd the hourr with noam m chomsky, the worlrld renowned professor, linguist and dissident. nermeen shaikh and i recently s spoke to him from t tucson, aririzona, wherere he now teachches at the university of arizona. he is also institute professor emeritus at the massachusettsts institute of technology, where hehe has taught for 50 years. i began by asking himm about president trump's nat

year'sin one of this closely watched global elections, jair bolsonaro won the election, marking a hard to the right. carol: was it a fair fight? real and fake news campaigns on whatsapp has prompted a lot of concerns. we talked to shannon sims. are extremely social culture. they have been ahead of the game in terms of adopting social media. in brazil, people use facebook and twitter. more than any other app, what they are using a lot, that we do not use in the u.s., is whatsapp. that is the primary messaging forum here. for the election, everyone in the u.s. would be talking about it, posting facebook -- posting on facebook about it. in brazil, that would happen on private whatsapp conversations. jason: take us inside some of those conversations. anyone who has been a human who cares about politics has been a and their family, some conversations around politics. brazil, in just in the united states, everywhere. shannon: just like in the u.s., you have families that come together at thanksgiving, cousins you have not talked to in a long time, and uncle who you do not agree with his poli

. >> brazil has elected far right candidate jair bolsonaro as its next president.mer army captain had almost 56% of the vote and will take office on january 1. he has spoken about wanting to privatize state assets and in and perform to fix this ailing economy. do we have any details, because the markets on brazilian assets have rallied as though this is a one-way bet. >> the market rally is in response to his economic advisor, a liberal economist who wants to privatize everything. we do not have a lot of specifics. i believe they want to privatize a little over 100 state run companies in the first year of government, but probably none of the major ones. not ones like petrobras or the banks. we do not know how they will do this and how much money it will raise. >> philip hammond has declared that austerity is coming to an end for taxpayers in the u.k.. in his last budget before brexit, the british chancellor tried to reassure voters and shore up morale by peppering his budget speech with spending pledges and a surprise income tax cut. >> the most important thing to

jason: in one of this year's closely watched global elections, jair bolsonaro won the election, markingd pivot to the right. carol: was it a fair fight? real and fake news campaigns on whatsapp has prompted a lot of concerns. we talked to shannon sims. >> first of all, brazilians are an extremely social culture, and they have been ahead of the game in terms of adopting social media in a way a lot of people are surprised about. here in brazil, people use facebook and twitter. but more than any other app, what they are using a lot, that we do not use in the u.s., is whatsapp. that is the primary messaging for him for most brazilians here. what we saw is for the election, everyone in the u.s. would be talking about it, posting on facebook about it. in brazil, that would happen on private whatsapp conversations. jason: take us inside some of those conversations. because, i think, anyone who has in a sentiment human who cares about politics has been a party to, in their family, in their group of friends, has had some conversations around politics. that is not just in brazil, in the united st

a week ago, jair bolsonaro won the brazilian ballot for president by a large margin.red to donald trump, the far right bolsonaro is anything but politically correct. he's been called racist, misogynist and homophobic. he's talked of global and authoritarian rule. a day later, angela merkel announced she would not seek re-election when her term is up. that means europe's most powerful nation is likely to make a move, perhaps to the edges of politics, likely to the right. the worldwide antiestablishment wave is growing ever larger, ever stronger. joining me to discuss is david miliband and the president and ceo of the international rescue committee. david, you were the kind of smart centrist -- >> you say i represented the establishment? >> it was clinton politics. has that just been swept away by this? because you look at mexico, and there you have a left-wing populist who gets elected. in brazil, a right-wing populist gets elected. >> two things explain the move to the extreme in both countries. one, you have to talk about the corruption that really tainted both the f

witzel won rio's gubernatorial race by allying himself with the jair bolsonaro, the far-right former army captain who won brazil's presidential elections sunday. the military intervention in rio has caused a surge of homicides, with police and soldiers killing at least 900 people in the city over the last six months. north korea is preparing to open a key nuclear site to international inspectors, according to south korean intelligence. north korea had previously barred inspections, which became a sticking point in ongoing discussions between pyongyang and washington over a north korean denuclearization agreement. this comes as the inter-korean military agreement goes into effect today, banning all hostile activities between the two koreas. south korean defense minister jeong kyeong-doo and defense secretary james mattis also said wednesday the u.s. and south korea are considering canceling joint military exercises after a meeting at the pentagon wednesday. in colombia, feminist activist maria caicedo muÑoz was killed after being kidnapped last week by an unidentified armed group. muÑ

the judge who ruled on hisis case accecepted a top position n in e cabinet of president-elect jair bolsonaro. lula's lawyers argue that newly appointed justice minister sergio moro has proven his bias by joining bolsonaro's cabinet and that the charges against lula were always politically motivated and designed to keep him from running for the presidency again. lula is currently serving a 12-year term in prison. polls ahead of the election showed he was on track to win easily. in october, the world-renowned linguist, dissident, and author noam chomsky visited lula in prison. he recently spokoke to democracy now! about that encounter. >> solitary confinement, barred books, press come or journals, and crucially the courts decideded not permitted o ,ake a public statement on like, say, a convicted murderer. so he is silenced, put away. then comes the next step -- there has been a major -- in fact, i think you should be regarded as probably the most important popolitical prisoner n the world today. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and pe

here's mr trump's national security adviserjohn bolton with brazil's president elect jair bolsonaro — to pull brazil out of the paris deal. all of which has antonio gutteres worried. we have more and more nationalist approaches being popular and winning elections, or having strong election results. we see the trust between public opinion than institutions, governments, political establishments but also international organisations being eroded. and this has led him in my opinion, to a lack of the necessary political reel. is it a huge problem that the world's most powerful man is a climate change sceptic? no. what is important is to make sure that the american society is able — independently of the position of the president — to make sure that with the action of cities and with the action of the businesses, with the conscious that in this country that is by far the most developed in the world, with that concious that the country in itself is able to meet the engagements that were made at the american government in paris. but wouldn't it help if donald trump didn't bury... it always hel

jair bolsonaro vowing to move from tel aviv to jerusalem.ing the u.s. and guatemala. ainsley down to you. ainsley: thank you so much. hollywood pushing americans to vote for democrats next week. >> and for anybody here, who has. anna: says tore who didn't have the right to vote, and you are choosing not to vote, wherever you are in this state, in this country, you are dishonoring your family. [cheers] ainsley: does a celebrity endorsement, this late in the game, does it matter? republican strategist jenna ellis and democratic strategist kristin hahn. thank you both for being with us. >> thank you. ainsley: kristin, i will start with you since you are a democrat. does help rally the votes for stacey abrams this late in the game. >> i'm going to go back. i was laughing over the break that you guys said that the democrats are disciplined so i will take that as a compliment. nobody has ever accused of that before. i do think generally no, i'm a texan. we don't like people telling us what to do. that's the same for states across the country. the