bolsa naro who is meeting with u.s. president donald trump holding a press conference apparently he's facing a pretty big scandal back in brazil a scandal related to his family and their ties to right wing militia groups that have engaged in both murder and extortion now we saw that earlier this month the arrest of two former police officers who have been charged with the killing of councilwoman marielle franco she was assassinated they're charged with the killing now these individuals actually live on the same street that molson our lives in in rio where his rio home is located and when the house was raided they discovered one hundred seventeen automatic rifles in the home as well as computers containing a whole lot large amount of intelligence and surveillance of left wing activists left wing journalist as well as left wing political leaders now right wing militias and the terrorist activities they've engaged in have long been a scourge on brazil let's review some of what the country has faced. now in addition to that

also naro made statements basically saying that this judge had humiliated police officers and could have enemies and and it was it was quite harsh every evil outcomes in the hunt for security agents now a photograph has surfaced of bolsa naro posing for a picture with one of these suspects arrested for the murder of mariel franco the council woman now it's also been revealed that their homes are rather close to each other they are essentially neighbors however when confronted about it both in our own denied having any ties to this individual who is now being charged for the murder of an elected official the media has always criticised me they want to do simplistically a connection but i've never thought of a gentleman in my gated community i don't read is going to have much time to you know you can gauge and social life with them it's important to note that this is actually both scenarios first international trip since he was elected president of brazil he is meeting today with u.s. president donald trump however earlier he met with the u.s. central intelligence agency the cia at a close

that's where we're starting this hour president donald trump welcomed his brazilian counterpart also naro to the white house for wide ranging talks on tuesday with details his r.t. america's. trump and maddow did focus a lot of their meeting on venezuela talking about the importance of them working together in order to bring down a president who are on power now it's important to note that brazil was one of the first country after the u.s. to your knowledge. claim president as the only legitimate leader of men in. well now when it turns out what's the matter we're talking about focusing on their meeting on venezuela he did mention cuba and this is what he had to say we call on members of the venezuelan military to end their support for madeira. who is really nothing more than a cuban puppet and finally set their people free trump also said that the u.s. has yet to impose the toughest sanctions on venezuela but he again reiterated that all options remain on the table and earlier before the meeting at trump when asked about possible military intervention this is what he said every options o

central intelligence agency the cia had a closed doors meeting with balsa naro and in addition to that he spoke to the u.s. chamber of commerce and when he spoke to the u.s. chamber of commerce also naro remarked nowadays you have a president who is a friend of the united states and admires this beautiful country speaking glow. only of donald trump so people have their eyes on the white house where the two leaders the leader of brazil and leader of the united states are having their historic meeting. germany could be forced to shoulder legal blame for u.s. drone strikes launched from its territory now after a court ruled berlin must ensure international law is upheld the case was brought forward by a group of yemenis who accuse germany of being complicit in deadly strikes ordered by washington from a base in southwest germany reporting from berlin here's daniel hawkins certainly case that's taken a few years to come through the courts and indeed it's a landmark decision in german courts with the administrative court ruling that the german government does bear at least partial responsib

located well it turns out it was on the same block as bolton are as home in fact a photo of balsa naro with one of the suspected killers has surfaced when confronted about it also nora gave a flat out denial the to that has always criticised me they want to do simplistically. but i never saw the gentleman in my gated community i don't read is going to have much time to you know you can gauge in social life with them this is not the only tie to extremism back in january five former leaders of a right wing gang were arrested and it was revealed that the wife and daughter of one of the gang leaders was actually employed by bolsa narrow son flavio son of the brazilian leader joined his father in taking a photograph with the gang leaders at a birthday party furthermore flavio also gave an award to one of the gang members a medal of honor. of his friends it's. seen old full to the wrist most pictures with militiamen with the school is just a shade of the position of the president in the presidency now there was an incident back in two thousand and eleven that also raise suspicion a judge was

initial comments to the press already but we will be keeping you updated as trump meets with balsa naro the president of brazil in his first ever international trip since taking office they've already discussed then israel and they'll be discussing other issues from what we understand this or rather taken the shine off the brazilian leader's visit to washington we know mr trump doesn't like the spotlight taken away from his business and or i for now because i'm open in new york thanks for that. the crisis in venezuela deepening the russian deputy foreign minister met with the u.s. special envoy for venezuela and it is tuesday to discuss the political turmoil underway in caracas right now joining us live is the russian deputy foreign minister sergei rehab a mystery of course welcome to the program did you manage to reach any kind of consensus on venezuela's crisis in your talks in rome today. i'm afraid not sir we have been able to discuss this in detail hole couple of hours with special envoy albums and he's team we were very frank discussion was i would say an example of how things can

chamber of commerce also naro remarked nowadays you have a president who is a friend of the united states and admires this beautiful country speaking glow. only donald trump so people have their eyes on the white house where the two leaders the leader of brazil and leader of the united states are having their historic meeting after those talks with donald trump once again once again spoke out against the material government will try that again he once again spoke out against the government here cues that destroying israel is coming it's happening there is a disgrace this was one of the wealthiest countries in the world and all of a sudden it's just it's grief stricken poverty stricken no food no water no air conditioning no anything no power for a long time last week no power and that's going to break down again because it's being held together by threats we spoke to two journalists who spent a month shooting a documentary in caracas last year they claim the reports of extreme poverty are being exaggerated. but at best it's not. you know it may be some of those little needles on c.n.n. yo

the new brazilian president higher balsa naro has cemented his political relationship with president trump at the white house the president said he would work to designate brazil as a major ally even suggesting pushing if we're membership in the nato military alliance so in. the u.s. state of nebraska and neighboring states have to clear the clarity emergencies after catastrophic flood waters cut off road access to a nuclear power plant and inundated farmlands across the midwest u.s. vice president mike pence traveled to nebraska to assess the damage. the head of the european commission says it is unlikely a deal to delay bracks it will be reached this week sean claude youngers said the you would go no further to meet british demands prime minister theresa may will reportedly request a short extension to the march twenty ninth deadline in brussels tomorrow. all still mozambique now where aid is starting to get through to communities devastated by syke loan. heavy floods have submerged rows and countless homes so although aid is now arriving getting it to people remains difficult fore

officially begun but several participants singing protest songs against the president the far right also naro has open the attacked the l g b t community and other minorities. it's seven am in the heart of rio's historic center to reason neighborhood and carnival is already underway california lively as usual but the sea is festivities are also very political the country's far right president has repeatedly incited violence against minorities we seem to see many homosexuals like me of being attacked on the straights and i often think i could be next i feel on safety my own city and in my own country we see justice done with their acts of finance against women and homosexuals have increased since both sinatra was elected . now it's ok to be prejudiced and personally again. many brazilians believe the government has launched a cultural war against everything that makes the country colorful and diverse carnival is their way to resist. but i think we have a bishop his man a judge's general and an army captain as president that's why it's important to show that diversity in freedom of possible. to

and basters and brazil's president gyre bose naro. is seeking support for his bid to oust madhur oh. and donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen has testified before congress for a third day this time behind closed doors he's giving evidence to a panel investigating russia's interference in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election on wednesday cohen made damning allegations against the u.s. president accusing him of breaking the law trump has rejected cohen's testimony as lines. you're watching d.w. news still to come the countdown is on for the summer's women's soccer world cup in friends germany to get their preparations under way with a friendly with and against the hosts under a brand new coach. blue for boys paint for girls does it have to be the way a new exhibit looks how bizarre and can reinforce gender stereotypes or drill white through the. bell pakistan is set to offer india an all of brad's today by releasing a captured fighter pilot this despite a third night of cross border shelling tensions between the nucl

has a clear run would have beaten both so naro not according to the brazilian embassy in london they told going underground unfortunately the words of mr jeffrey robinson do not correspond to the truth in brazil the judiciary is fully independent and due process of law is faithfully observed the specific case of former president lula has already been analyzed by different judges in different levels of jurisdiction mr robinson suggestion the president lula's conviction to be politically motivated is completely absurd and a touch from reality the full statement is on our you tube channel website certainly brazil looms over the u.k.'s post rex it landscape with perceived threats to deal with bolton or a government on beef tariffs could be used for leverage against the irish but britain is not only fighting a defacto self-imposed trade war with the e.u. it continues to fight and something reported by the state mandated b.b.c. back in twenty zero one so the military and humanitarian effort could both ready the war aims clear the allies were already in contact with afghans who might eventu

thinking of sisi in egypt mohammed bin sell man in saudi arabia donald trump in the united states also naro in brazil see in china i am seeing do territory in the philippines i am seeing the so-called strong men or for terry in men and fascist leaders around the world who seriously and dangerously. are a danger to everyone's right but seriously in danger specifically women's rights and the one thing connecting all of these also are terry and is that they are terrified of feminists because feminists say at the heart of authoritarianism is patriarchy and the way it privileges male dominance so i think the biggest challenge to women's rights across the world are these are for a tear in surround the world and we must fight them the separately and vehemently globally. l to how we are there and feminist activist thank you very much for joining us thank you for having me. now if you're not one of the people counting down the hours it's exactly three weeks until united kingdom is supposed to leave the european union prime minister to resign may has called on the e.u. to make what she called one mor

to keep him in prison so the whole scenario has a clear run lumia world would have beaten both so naro not according to the brazilian embassy in london they told going underground unfortunately the words of mr jeffrey robinson do not correspond to the truth in brazil the judiciary is fully independent and due process of law is faithfully observed the specific case of former president lula has already been analyzed by different judges in different levels of jurisdiction mr robinson suggestion the president lula's conviction to be politically motivated is completely absurd and a touch from reality the full statement is on our you tube channel website certainly brazil.

also attacked the media as he often does when speaking to reporters during his meeting with balsa naro used the word collusion very loosely all the time and i will tell you there is collusion with respect to that because something has to be going on and when you get the back scene back office statements made by executives of the various companies and you see the level of. in many cases hatred they have for a certain group of people that happened to be in power that happened to have won the election you say that's really unfair conservative lawmaker devon noone is his at this point suing twitter saying that it discriminates against conservatives that it hides the message of conservatives and highlights libel and slander against conservatives at this point there is widespread criticism of social media outlets for the fact that they seem to have a huge amount of influence in crafting public opinion not only in the united states but around the world and many of the conservatives who are now criticizing social media money. they essentially argue. they are abusing that power. censorship conc

posing with these gang members at a birthday party furthermore we have the son flavio the son of balsa naro he even gave the medal of honor to a member of this gang now in two thousand and eleven there was a judge who was brutally murdered many suspect by right wing paramilitaries and this came after statements from both the president and his son basically alluding to the fact that because she had quote humiliated up police officers in court rooms that she had enemies so at this point we have both in our o. in the united states meeting with u.s. president trump in the aftermath of this scandal kind of breaking out in brazil but it's interesting to note that prior to his meeting with trump he did meet with the u.s. central intelligence agency the cia has had a meeting with balls in our own at the meeting he said quote nowadays you have a president who is a friend of the united states and admires this beautiful country so we'll be waiting to see what happens as the meeting proceeds donald trump and also our should be speaking to the public shortly but it is quite quite a background as scandal

government was speaking after talks in brazil you know with us busters in brazil's president also naro. is seeking support for his bid to oust. the united states and north korea had given conflicting accounts of why this week's summit in vietnam broke tell us president donald trump said he had to walk away when north korean leader kim jong un demanded the full lifting of sanctions without committing to dismantling his nuclear arsenal north korea challenged that version of events insisting it had only partial sanctions relief despite the differences both countries agreed to continue their dialogue. back on american soil his critics say don't trump came away empty handed from his abruptly terminated summit with kim jong un and noisy but back in washington support came from about half surprising cool house speaker nancy pelosi giving the president qualified praise for standing for. i guess it kept two meetings trying to realize that kim jong un is not on the level he was the big winner he can win in getting to fit face to face with the most powerful person in the world the president of th

janeiro carnival is the first carnival since the election last year of right wing president jaya both so naro he came to power on a wave of support from conservative evangelical groups traditionally such groups have taken a dim view of carnivals excesses but this year they too are joining the fray. members of one of rears evangelical churches praying ahead of carnival. like selloffs and we're also going on the street today to tell all the people that jesus loves them that he wants to ensure their family's lives and that god loves them. it is indeed an unusual sambil school gathered at copacabana beach that part of the charismatic ballinger never a horse no bull evangelical movement. no skimpy costumes here and also no alcohol that's to bouilhet this church it's minister says they want to celebrate it clean carnival. you see you can have fun without alcohol without disputes without all the things that you usually associate with carnival like having affairs or people getting killed not. everything is better with jesus they saying even jelly calls or a growing force in brazil and they have power

back at home also naro is facing a pretty serious political scandal not over his words but over his ties to right wing paramilitary groups something brazil isn't torrijos for. earlier this month two former police officers were arrested and charged with the killing of mariel franco a left wing elected official now when the police raided the home they found one hundred seventeen automatic rifles as well as computers full of intelligence information on left wing journalists activists and politicians so where was this mini command center of extremism located well it turns out it was on the same block as both in our us home in fact a photo of both a narrow with one of the suspected killers has surfaced when confronted about it also now gave a flat out denial the media has always criticize me they wanted to simplistically a connection but i never saw the gentleman in my gated community i don't read is going to have much time to you know you can gauge in social life with them this is not the only tie to extremism back in january five former leaders of a right wing gang were arrested and it was

matter what to keep him in prison so the whole scenario has a clear run would have beaten both so naro not according to the brazilian embassy in london they told going underground unfortunately the words of mr geoffrey robertson do not correspond to the truth in brazil the judiciary is fully independent and due process of law is faithfully observed the specific case of former president lula has already been analyzed by different judges in different levels of jurisdiction mr robinson suggestion the president lula's conviction to be politically motivated is completely absurd and the touch from reality the full statement is on our you tube channel website certainly brazil looms over the u.k.'s post rex it landscape with perceived threats to deal with the ball sonora government on beef tariffs could be used for leverage against the irish but britain is not only fighting a defacto self-imposed trade war with the e.u. it continues to fight and something reported by the state mandated b b c back in twenty one so the military and humanitarian effort would both ready the war aims clear the alli

to washington now where brazil's president higher also naro as a cemented is political friendship with president gul trump with a visit to the white house the two men share a similar outlook on a number of issues and similar goals for their terms in office. the u.s. president meeting the man dubbed the trump of the tropics. show you both scenarios swept to office on a pro u.s. platform and donald trump was quick to pick up on their similarities it's a great honor to have president both sonora with us from brazil he has done a very outstanding job ran one of the incredible campaign somebody said it a little bit reminded people of our campaign which i'm honored by the two leaders exchanged soccer jerseys a sign of friendship but also hopes of closer teamwork. trump gave his backing to brazil's bid to join the o.e.c.d. club of wealthy nations he also announced he declared brazil a military ally and he also suggested it could join nato. i also intend to designate brazil as a major non nato ally or even possibly thinking about maybe a nato ally have to talk to a lot of people but maybe a na

president of brazil gyre balsa naro was in washington this week on his first official foreign visit and donald trump was keen to get their relationship off to a solid start i also know that we're going to have a fantastic working relationship. we have many views that are similar and we certainly feel very very true to each other on trade i think brazil's relationship with the united states because of our friendship is probably better than it's ever been by far the muscle to. respect whatever the ballots tell us on twenty twenty but i do believe donald trump is going to be reelected foully displaying their names but twitter was quick to pick up on which president got the real deal when it came to the shirt. and. are. trying to narrow the kerry say with paper tape tahn té it i'm howling. this is humiliating. conversation between two of trump's aides they gave us a brazil jersey for our president but we didn't prepare anything for him what should we do now i know just get me a white short a printer some paper and glue and. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered wh

been organized by anti fascist and gay rights activists both groups targeted by the brazilian leader naro protesters took to the streets of the capital santiago here setting up barricades some chilean politicians of call for ball scenario to be declared persona non grata as they denounced his far right policy. a canadian opposition lawmaker has lashed out at the prime minister calling him a fake feminist in a foreign parliamentary session michel rempel accused justin trudeau of silencing powerful women in an ongoing corruption scandal. do you have to term them in a great house one more time if this kind minister is such a man that's why you see the former attorney. well the former attorney general who through all make just mention there is one of four top officials to have resigned in a bribery case that has shaken the canadian government jody wilson says she was pressured by trudeau to drop an investigation into canadian engineering giant s.n.c. laval in the company's also one of the world's largest construction firms in twenty fifteen charged with bribery and fraud in libya and allegedl

has a clear run would have beaten both so naro not according to the brazilian embassy in london they told going underground unfortunately the words of mr jeffrey robinson do not carefully observed the specific case of former president lula has already been analyzed by different judges in different levels of jurisdiction mr robinson suggestion the president lula's conviction could be pulling designer you tube channel website certainly brazil looms over the u.k.'s post rex it landscape with perceived threats that a deal with bolton or a government on beef tariffs could be used for leverage against the irish but britain is not only fighting a defacto self-imposed trade war with the e.u. it continues to fight in something reported by the state mandated b.b.c. back in twenty one so the military and humanitarian efforts were both ready the war aims clear the allies were already in contact with afghans who might eventually be placed to take over power simple or at least it sounded simple to nato nation journalists before fifteen thousand british service personnel were killed or wounded as f

backlash as brazil commemorates a nineteen sixty four military coup why president also naro believes it will bring unite the country. hello again it's good to have you back we are cross parts of south asia we are seeing the increase of rain coming up here towards the north particularly over parts of northern philippines and across much of vietnam parts of laos as well as cambodia notice the forecast map how much to the north that rain does extending over here towards design is.

activists in chile are expected to hold protests against a visit by a brazilian president also naro is meeting his chilean count upon sebastian pinera in santiago a latin america is in the sea and human is in chinese capital where the. brazilian president is attending an official lunch at this hour here in some towels presidential palace with his chilean counterpart and a number of guests but it has turned out to be a very controversial lunch indeed just like the very visit of also not here to chile the president of chile is upper and lower house of congress for example refused the invitation saying that will sort out it's a bad example for chile and have been protests out on the streets the reason is not just because of balsa not as well known massage honest and anti gay comments but also because of his crop his opinion his admiration for toulouse former military dictator pinochet and the visit is taking place precisely one day after a chilean court found guilty the eleven members of the military for one of the most emblematic examples of human rights violations during that dictatorsh

focusing on the entire week coming up, to naro -- tomorrow brazilian president bolsonaro will visit president trump at the white house. wednesday the fed will announce their latest rate decision. friday we get u.s. existing home sales and manufacturing and services pmi's. time forme for --alix: bloomberg's first take. we are going to start with opec. the saudi oil minister talking earlier in baku. the concern we heard from bilaterals was it would be premature to make any production decisions. alix: we are also getting headlines out of the joint presser right now. continuing to say they might meet in the first half of may, and inventory needs to be drained before cuts ended. and your world, are you paying closer attention to opec now that six months ago, or the opposite? >> i would say it is about the same. more than anything you pay attention to the price and the supply and demand dynamics. frankly, price has recovered with stocks until this point. it is just a question going forward if stocks in price can decouple. it is essential for a few trades within the equity market. then recovery in t

it's not c extent football tops,. lear if mr trump raised president bolsa naro's repeated homophobia. when he arrived in the us on sunday, he tweeted for the first time in a while april american or brazilian president arrives in dc, it s the beginning of a partnership focused on liberty and prosperity, something that all of us brazilians have long wished for. president trump s national security adviser, john bolton, called the trip a historic opportunity. the two leaders represent the largest economies in the americas. so of course they talked trade. but they also wanted to talk about venezuela, and in particular president nicolas maduro. who they are fierce opponents of as he will hear from the statements from outside of the white house. they've been there long time, between him as his predecessor, at some point, i imagine things will change, but we really haven't done a really tough sanctions yet. we can do the tough sanctions, and all options are open, so we may be doing that, but we haven't of the toughest of sanctions, as you know, we've done i would say, right down the middle,