Thousands rally for Bolsonaro despite Brazil’s COVID crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

Thousands rally for Bolsonaro despite Brazil’s COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

Show of support for far-right Brazilian president comes as Jair Bolsonaro faces Senate probe into handling of pandemic. Thousands of people have rallied across Brazil in support of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, whose handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely decried amid a continuing surge in deaths and infections. “It’s a critical moment and Bolsonaro needs the people’s support,” Edvaldo de Paulo, a demonstrator who looked to be in his 60s, told the AFP news agency in Brasilia. Bolsonaro has continued to downplay the seriousness of COVID-19, dismissing it as just a “little flu” earlier on in the pandemic, and he rejects public health measures such as lockdowns, despite Brazil’s continuing coronavirus crisis. Last week, the Brazilian Senate opened an investigation into the government’s handling of the pandemic, including how healthcare facilities in the Amazonian city of Manaus ran out of oxygen earlier this year.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro hoping Trump will aid political comeback: Report
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro hoping Trump will aid political comeback: Report

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro is hoping that incoming US leader Donald Trump will support his political comeback in 2026 elections, according to an interview published Thursday, despite facing charges over an alleged coup plot. The Wall Street Journal reported that Bolsonaro is banking on Trump pressuring Brazilian judges to delay enforcing a court ruling that bars him from office …

Bolsonaro hoping Trump’s return will help political comeback in Brazil
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Bolsonaro hoping Trump’s return will help political comeback in Brazil

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has expressed hope that United States President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January will help bolster his own political comeback, amid accusations that he took part in a failed coup in the South American nation. The Wall Street Journal reported late on Thursday that Bolsonaro is banking on Trump pressuring Brazil with …

Dozens of recordings reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup
4 weeks ago

Dozens of recordings reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — A trove of leaked audio recordings from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil ‘s army discussing efforts to pressure then-President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a coup and remain in power. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the police’s sprawling investigation, quoted some of those recordings in his ruling last week ordering the arrest …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says
4 weeks ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says

LA Times  

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to reporters at the airport in Brasilia after the Federal Police formally accused him of attempting a coup. Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report unsealed Tuesday. “The …

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro and 36 others charged for plotting coup against Lula
1 month ago

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro and 36 others charged for plotting coup against Lula

Firstpost  

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and his 36 allies were charged by country’s federal authorities for allegedly plotting coup against current President Lula da Silva The political tussle in Brazil intensified after the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies were charged for being involved in a criminal conspiracy designed to obliterate Brazil’s democratic system through …

Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina
2 months, 1 week ago

Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina

LA Times  

Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro storm the National Congress building in Brasilia on Jan. 8, 2023. Brazil’s Federal Police requested the extradition of dozens of people who had fled the country after being accused of storming top government offices last year in an alleged bid to forcefully restore former President Jair Bolsonaro to office, two sources familiar with …

Several probes target Brazil’s Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
9 months ago

Several probes target Brazil’s Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his successor, and instead made plans to travel abroad. But there was a problem, according to a Federal Police indictment unveiled Tuesday: Bolsonaro didn’t have the necessary …

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted over alleged COVID-19 vaccination fraud
9 months ago

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted over alleged COVID-19 vaccination fraud

ABC  

In short: Brazil's federal police say the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro inserted false COVID-19 vaccine information to enter the US. Brazil's federal police say the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro inserted false COVID-19 vaccine information to enter the US. Brazil's federal police have indicted the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his COVID-19 vaccination data. Brazil's …

Tens of thousands rallied in São Paulo to support Bolsonaro amid investigations
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tens of thousands rallied in São Paulo to support Bolsonaro amid investigations

NPR  

Tens of thousands rallied in São Paulo to support Bolsonaro amid investigations The indicted former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro is rallying supporters as his legal troubles grow. CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: Protesters dressed in yellow and green, Brazil's national soccer team's colors, stretch down Sao Paulo's iconic Paulista Avenue. KAHN: "Bolsonaro likes everything that is right," adds the 64-year-old civil …

Thousands of Brazilians rally in support of Bolsonaro amid coup probe
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands of Brazilians rally in support of Bolsonaro amid coup probe

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s former president gathers supporters in a bid to demonstrate political strength as investigations into alleged coup attempt gather pace. Tens of thousands of Brazilians have rallied in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro amid a probe into allegations that he tried to orchestrate a coup following his election loss in 2022. Separately, hundreds of Bolsonaro’s supporters were also arrested …

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations as thousands of supporters rally in Sao Paulo
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations as thousands of supporters rally in Sao Paulo

CNN  

CNN — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday led a large rally of his supporters in São Paulo as he denied allegations that he took part in a coup plot in an attempt to stay in power. The far-right populist had called for the protest rally last week on social media platform X, calling it in “defense of the …

Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations

Hindustan Times  

SAO PAULO — Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a huge rally jamming a main avenue in Brazil's biggest city Sunday to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. Many of the participants complained Bolsonaro is being persecuted by Brazil's Supreme Court and claimed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unfairly won his narrow victory …

Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a huge rally jamming a main avenue in Brazil’s biggest city Sunday to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. Many of the participants complained Bolsonaro is being persecuted by Brazil’s Supreme Court and claimed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unfairly won his narrow victory …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation
10 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides met Thursday with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaro’s successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. “Bolsonaro has never been sympathetic to any type of coup movement,” his lawyer Paulo Bueno told journalists in Brasilia. They …

Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro targeted in probe on ‘coup attempt’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro targeted in probe on ‘coup attempt’

The Hindu  

Brazilian police launched dozens of raids on Thursday targeting ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who was ordered to surrender his passport, and his inner circle over allegations of orchestrating an invasion of the seat of power last year. Federal police said they were carrying out 33 search and seizure operations and executing four arrest warrants in an investigation of a “criminal organisation …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro denies proposing coup to military leaders
1 year, 3 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro denies proposing coup to military leaders

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denied a report Thursday claiming he consulted with top military leaders on staging a coup to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from assuming the presidency last January. Three members of Bolsonaro’s legal team said in a statement posted on social media channels that the far-right leader “never took any measure that …

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro fades from the spotlight
1 year, 5 months ago

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro fades from the spotlight

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is fading from the spotlight, showing the courts’ power over the electoral system and the political shortcomings of the increasingly powerless former leader. Brazil’s top electoral court ruled last month that Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for any political office until 2030 for abusing his power and casting unfounded doubts on …

Bolsonaro faces uncertain political future as Brazil trial starts
1 year, 6 months ago

Bolsonaro faces uncertain political future as Brazil trial starts

Al Jazeera  

The former right-wing president is accused of spreading false claims about Brazil’s election system. The political future of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is up in the air as a trial kicks off in which he is accused of spreading distrust in the country’s electoral process. Critics have pointed out that the former president has long embraced anti-democratic rhetoric and …

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces questioning in fake vaccine card investigation
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces questioning in fake vaccine card investigation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro …

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro is questioned in fake-vaccine-card investigation
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro is questioned in fake-vaccine-card investigation

LA Times  

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to reporters outside his home in Brasilia on May 3, 2023, after a police search. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was questioned Tuesday by federal police in an investigation into allegations that COVID-19 vaccine cards were falsified to get around U.S. vaccination requirements. Other legal headaches for Bolsonaro include an investigation into his role …

Brazilian police raid former president Jair Bolsonaro's home amid probe into COVID-19 vaccination record
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazilian police raid former president Jair Bolsonaro's home amid probe into COVID-19 vaccination record

ABC  

Brazilian police have raided former president Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his mobile phone as part of an investigation into his COVID-19 vaccination records. Key points: Jair Bolsonaro is a strident coronavirus sceptic who vowed never to get a COVID vaccine Health records made public in February showed he was registered as vaccinated Federal police are said to have found …

Brazilian police raid ex-President Bolsonaro’s home, seize phone
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazilian police raid ex-President Bolsonaro’s home, seize phone

Al Jazeera  

Jair Bolsonaro says ‘surprised’ by search, as police said they conducted 16 raids in probe into false COVID documents. In a statement on Wednesday, federal police said they conducted 16 raids in Rio de Janeiro and the capital, Brasilia, targeting a “criminal network” believed to have “inserted false COVID-19 vaccination information into public health systems”. Police said the false vaccination …

Ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro appears before police, denies role in anti-govt riots
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-Brazil President Bolsonaro appears before police, denies role in anti-govt riots

Hindustan Times  

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied all involvement in anti-government riots by his supporters in January as he appeared before federal police. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro greets journalists as he leaves the Federal Police headquarters after testifying about the January 8 riots, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 26, 2023. Shortly afterward, Bolsonaro's spokesman Fabio Wajngarten told the press …

Brazil judge orders Bolsonaro to testify about capital attack
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil judge orders Bolsonaro to testify about capital attack

Al Jazeera  

Supreme Court justice’s order is part of a probe into January 8 riots that saw Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildings. A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to testify within 10 days about the storming of key government buildings in the country’s capital by a mob of his supporters earlier this year. Bolsonaro has faced months …

Bolsonaro back in Brazil after three months in the US
1 year, 8 months ago

Bolsonaro back in Brazil after three months in the US

Al Jazeera  

Former leader Jair Bolsonaro plans to travel across Brazil and promote conservatism, in opposition to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro has returned to Brazil, where he was greeted by hundreds of supporters at the capital Brasilia’s airport to welcome him back after three months in self-imposed exile. Bolsonaro, 68, who never conceded defeat …

Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stay in Florida
1 year, 8 months ago

Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stay in Florida

LA Times  

Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned to Brazil on Thursday after spending three months in Florida following his election loss, telling supporters that leftists would not be in power for long. In his first speech back in Brazil, Bolsonaro said that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the left “will not do whatever they want to the fate of our …

Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States. Brazilian health experts say most people dying of COVID-19 in recent days are either unvaccinated or suffer from other debilitating diseases. “The vaccine currently available in every health care …

Jair Bolsonaro mulls return to Brazil ‘in coming weeks’
1 year, 10 months ago

Jair Bolsonaro mulls return to Brazil ‘in coming weeks’

Al Jazeera  

Ex-Brazilian president, who is accused of instigating a violent election denial movement, tells gathering in Florida he intends to return home soon. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he plans to return to Brazil “in the coming weeks” after having spent more than a month in the United States. “There is no place like home… We know …

Brazil's Lula calls Bolsonaro a Trump 'copycat' in CNN interview
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil's Lula calls Bolsonaro a Trump 'copycat' in CNN interview

The Hindu  

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro a "faithful copycat" of Donald Trump and said there was no chance Mr. Bolsonaro would return to the presidency. During the interview in Washington ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Biden, Lula said that he would not ask the United States to extradite Mr. Bolsonaro —who …

From Brazil’s presidential palace to KFC: Bolsonaro’s peculiar exile in U.S.
1 year, 10 months ago

From Brazil’s presidential palace to KFC: Bolsonaro’s peculiar exile in U.S.

The Hindu  

He used to preside over Latin America's largest country and its 214 million people. Bolsonaro, 67, has found an unusual refuge in the United States, where he arrived in late December, several days before his supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia in an attempt to overturn the election victory of his rival, leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. From the …

Bolsonaro vows to remain 'active' in Brazilian politics
1 year, 10 months ago

Bolsonaro vows to remain 'active' in Brazilian politics

The Hindu  

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro intends "to remain active in Brazilian politics," he told a reception in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday. Mr. Bolsonaro was defeated in the last election by leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, and left Brazil on December 30, two days before his rival's inauguration. Mr. Bolsonaro has been in the United States ever since, and is …

Right-wing rampage in Brazil as Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildings
1 year, 11 months ago

Right-wing rampage in Brazil as Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildings

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 24, 2023 13:26 IST Around 5,000 extreme right-wing supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Presidential offices, the Supreme Court building, and the Federal Parliament in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, in a copycat replication of the events of January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Moraes said that Bolsonaro’s long track record of questioning Brazil’s electoral system …

Brazil’s right-wing movement persists without Bolsonaro
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil’s right-wing movement persists without Bolsonaro

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was in Florida this month when his supporters tried — but failed — to overthrow the country’s young democracy. “Bolsonaro brought the spirit of patriotism and family values back to the people, and now we have to unite to keep fighting,” Bressan, who denies vandalizing the buildings, said by phone …

Brazil moves forward with riot investigation after capital attack
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil moves forward with riot investigation after capital attack

Al Jazeera  

Brazilian authorities have launched a probe to discover who financed the far-right effort to overturn the 2022 election. “And it is willing to invest in anti-democratic organising, even in the wake of electoral defeat.” Mario Sergio Lima, a senior Brazil analyst at the Medley Advisors consultancy, said he believed that the riots were largely bankrolled by “mid-level retail and agro …

Brazil boosts security in capital as riot investigations progress
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil boosts security in capital as riot investigations progress

Al Jazeera  

Authorities are seeking to identify anyone who helped fund or organise the storming of government offices in Brasilia. Authorities in Brazil’s capital have moved to increase security at government buildings that were ransacked by thousands of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters in what the government denounced as an “anti-democratic” attack. “We have a secure and consistent line of investigation focused …

In Frames | Shock surge in Brasilia
1 year, 11 months ago

In Frames | Shock surge in Brasilia

The Hindu  

The similarities between Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro refused to cease even after both men were voted out of power. Lending their voice: Indigenous people, supporters of Brazil’s then President Jair Bolsonaro, take part in a protest against President­-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for freedom and against censorship in Brasilia. Police officers stand guard as supporters of Brazil's President …

Brazil’s Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil’s Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build. Justice Alexandre de Moraes granted a request from the …

Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro's role in alleged incitement of riots in Brazilia
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro's role in alleged incitement of riots in Brazilia

India Today  

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has authorised including former President Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation for his alleged role in January 8 riot in the nation's capital. After supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country's Supreme Court and its Congressional building, prosecutors have asked the country's apex court to investigate the matter. Brazil's federal prosecutors asked …

Explained: Are the Brazil riots the end of 'Bolsonarismo'?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: Are the Brazil riots the end of 'Bolsonarismo'?

Firstpost  

Brasília: Brazil’s democracy has withstood a vicious initial assault by die-hard backers of vanquished far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro who on Sunday sacked the symbolic seats of a government since recently in leftist hands. “The country is still bitterly polarised and I don’t think the no-show of the ‘bolsonaristas’ less than a week after 8th January should be interpreted as somehow …

Lula government prepares for more anti-democratic protests in Brazil
1 year, 11 months ago

Lula government prepares for more anti-democratic protests in Brazil

The Hindu  

Brazil's 11-day-old government braced on Wednesday for more anti-democratic protests by far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters whose rampage through government threatened the country's political stability. "We have measures for this Wednesday to reinforce security throughout the country since pamphlets of new demonstrations have been circulated," President Lula's chief of staff Rui Costa said late on Tuesday after a cabinet …

Can Brazil’s democracy survive the attack by Bolsonaro’s supporters? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

Can Brazil’s democracy survive the attack by Bolsonaro’s supporters? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Days after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was formally inaugurated as the President of Brazil, right-wing supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed and ransacked the offices of the President, the Supreme Court and the Congress in Brasilia on the 8th of January. The attackers, who don’t accept the results that brought Lula to power for the third time, appealed …

Bolsonaro Exits Hospital as Brazil Targets Cops, Minister, Army Commander for Aiding Rioters
1 year, 11 months ago

Bolsonaro Exits Hospital as Brazil Targets Cops, Minister, Army Commander for Aiding Rioters

News 18  

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was released from the hospital he was admitted to in Orlando, US state of Florida, news agency Reuters reported. Reports by El Globo, Reuters and the BBC said that top public officials were arrested for the complacency and also for extending support to rioters as they stormed the Brazilian Supreme Court, Congress and the presidential …

A riot of losers: The Hindu Editorial on the violence of Jair Bolsonaro supporters in Brazil
1 year, 11 months ago

A riot of losers: The Hindu Editorial on the violence of Jair Bolsonaro supporters in Brazil

The Hindu  

Well before he was defeated by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in last year’s presidential elections in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro had repeatedly said that if he failed to get re-elected, it could only be through fraud. Two days ahead of Lula’s inauguration on January 1, he left Brazil for Florida, while his supporters continued to stage camped protests outside Brasilia’s …

'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters
1 year, 11 months ago

'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “These people need to be punished, the people who ordered it need to be …

EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital’s chaotic uprising
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Roots of the Brazilian capital’s chaotic uprising

Associated Press  

SALVADOR, Brazil — Thousands of Brazilians who support former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Supreme Court, presidential palace and Congress on Jan. 8 in an episode that closely resembled the U.S. Capitol insurrection in 2021. The protesters are hardcore Bolsonaro supporters, some of whom have been camped outside a military headquarters in Brasilia since Bolsonaro lost the Oct. 30 presidential …

Brazil: 'No amnesty!', Protesters demand jail for rioters
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil: 'No amnesty!', Protesters demand jail for rioters

India TV News  

Brazil protest: “No amnesty! “That is the lesson we should have learned from the end of the military dictatorship, when Brazil opted not to punish the regime’s killers and torturers.” Image Source : APDemonstrators march holding a banner that reads in Portuguese "We are Democracy" during a protest calling for protection of the nation's democracy in Sao Paulo, Brazil Brazilian …

Brazil investigates capital rampage amid calls for accountability
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil investigates capital rampage amid calls for accountability

Al Jazeera  

Brazilians are demanding justice after the storming of government offices by ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters. Approximately 1,000 detainees from the camp outside Brazil’s federal army headquarters were held for questioning on Tuesday at a police gymnasium where they slept on the ground, some wrapped in Brazilian flags. The riot came just weeks after Lula, who previously served as Brazil’s president …

Still wrestling with Jan. 6 fallout, U.S. contends with Bolsonaro’s Florida stay after Brazil riots
1 year, 11 months ago

Still wrestling with Jan. 6 fallout, U.S. contends with Bolsonaro’s Florida stay after Brazil riots

LA Times  

The U.S. government is struggling to contend with the Florida stay of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whom many blame for riots this week in Brazil’s capital. Biden telephoned him and again extended an invitation to the White House, expressing “the unwavering support of the United States for Brazil’s democracy and for the free will of the Brazilian people.” He …

Bolsonaro in Florida hospital, 1,500 detained post riots in Brazil; protests similar to US Capitol attack: What happened so far
1 year, 11 months ago

Bolsonaro in Florida hospital, 1,500 detained post riots in Brazil; protests similar to US Capitol attack: What happened so far

India Today  

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday smashed windows, sifted through the desks of lawmakers and trashed the highest offices. Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, center, meets supporters outside a vacation home where he is staying near Orlando By early afternoon, Bolsonaro's wife, Michelle, said on social media that he had been hospitalised for observation due to abdominal …

Former Brazil President Bolsonaro hospitalised in U.S. with intestinal discomfort
1 year, 11 months ago

Former Brazil President Bolsonaro hospitalised in U.S. with intestinal discomfort

The Hindu  

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida with intestinal discomfort due to a stabbing he suffered during the 2018 election campaign, his wife Michelle Bolsonaro said on Monday on Instagram. In Brazil, Dr. Antonio Luiz Macedo, who has been treating Bolsonaro since the stabbing, said he has an intestinal subocclusion, or blockage, but was unlikely …

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