Brazil, it is time to wake up from your Bolsonaro nightmare
2 years, 2 months ago

Brazil, it is time to wake up from your Bolsonaro nightmare

Al Jazeera  

In the aftermath of Brazil’s last general election in 2018, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page celebrated the victory of Jair Bolsonaro – a former low-ranking army officer, far-right fringe politician, and fan of Brazil’s sadistic military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985. Benjamin Fogel, an historian who researches Brazilian anti-corruption politics, recently explained to me some of the additional factors driving the “general right-wing shift in Brazilian society” that enabled Bolsonaro’s emergence as head of state. However, as Fogel emphasised, Bolsonaro’s approach to the presidency “didn’t really translate into any sort of practical terms for governance beyond dismantling the basic institutions of government”. Thanks to Bolsonaro’s stewardship of the pandemic – during which he wrote off the coronavirus as a “little flu” – Brazil has racked up nearly 700,000 official deaths, putting the country in second place after the United States for most COVID-19 fatalities. Still, hey, at least Bolsonaro rescued Brazil’s presidential palace from the “demons” that had formerly “overtaken” it, according to his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro.

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Case against Brazil coup plotters could end decades of impunity
1 week, 2 days ago

Case against Brazil coup plotters could end decades of impunity

Hindustan Times  

* Case against Brazil coup plotters could end decades of impunity Bolsonaro's defense minister, running mate jailed Saturday * Prosecution of military brass would break with tradition * Decision expected in 2025 on prosecuting Bolsonaro, allies By Manuela Andreoni SAO PAULO, - The arrest of a four-star general in Brazil over the weekend shows courts are ready to play hardball …

How Brazilian police say Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in office
3 weeks, 4 days ago

How Brazilian police say Bolsonaro plotted a coup to stay in office

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Federal Police in late November formally accused far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of planning a coup to keep him in office. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva greets his new Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet during Branco’s swearing-in ceremony in Brasilia, …

Brazil's Bolsonaro aims to ride Trump wave back to office: WSJ
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro aims to ride Trump wave back to office: WSJ

Raw Story  

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro believes incoming U.S. leader Donald Trump's return will boost his own comeback ambitions, despite being banned from seeking office until 2030 and investigated for allegedly plotting a coup. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Bolsonaro, 69, is banking on Trump pressuring Brazilian judges to delay enforcing the ban, which he earned for baselessly trashing …

Bolsonaro hoping Trump’s return will help political comeback in Brazil
3 weeks, 5 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 …

Brazil's Bolsonaro hoping Trump will aid political comeback: Report
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3 weeks, 5 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 …

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro planned, participated in 2022 coup plot: Report
4 weeks ago

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro planned, participated in 2022 coup plot: Report

India Today  

Brazil’s former far-right 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 on Tuesday. “The evidence collected throughout the investigation shows unequivocally that then-President Jair Messias Bolsonaro planned, acted and was directly and effectively aware of the …

Dozens of recordings reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup
4 weeks, 1 day 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, 1 day 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 ex-President Bolsonaro plotted election coup: Police report
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro plotted election coup: Police report

Al Jazeera  

An 884-page report by Brazil’s police details former President Bolsonaro’s alleged attempt to overturn the 2022 election. Brazilian federal police have published a report implicating former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in an alleged criminal organisation designed to overturn the 2022 presidential election, won by his leftist challenger and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The 884-page report, made public …

Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?
1 month ago

Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his electoral defeat in 2022. Brazil’s Supreme Court said Friday that police findings were delivered to Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who next week will relay them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet. On Friday, the …

Brazil police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of plotting 2023 coup after poll loss
1 month ago

Brazil police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of plotting 2023 coup after poll loss

India Today  

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election along with dozens of ex-ministers and senior aides, federal police said in a formal accusation filed on Thursday with the country's Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said it expects to send the police report - the full details of which remain confidential - next week to 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’s Bolsonaro and allies indicted in 2022 coup plot probe
1 month ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro and allies indicted in 2022 coup plot probe

CNN  

CNN — Brazilian authorities have indicted the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, alongside 36 other individuals as part of the investigation into an alleged coup plot to keep power following the election of his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On Thursday, Bolsonaro was among the 37 individuals indicted by Brazil’s federal police as part of the investigation into the …

Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro of 2022 coup attempt
1 month ago

Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro of 2022 coup attempt

LA Times  

Brazil’s federal police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet, who will decide whether to formally …

In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’

CNN  

CNN — Since President-elect Donald Trump’s political comeback on Tuesday, Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters have celebrated his victory as their own. Although barred from running until 2030, Bolsonaro congratulated Trump in a series of videos and posts drawing comparisons between their paths and saying he hoped Trump’s return to power would inspire Brazil “to complete our …

In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’

CNN  

CNN — Since President-elect Donald Trump’s political comeback on Tuesday, Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters have celebrated his victory as their own. Although barred from running until 2030, Bolsonaro congratulated Trump in a series of videos and posts drawing comparisons between their paths and saying he hoped Trump’s return to power would inspire Brazil “to complete our …

Trump's victory energises Brazil’s right-wing politics, fuelling hopes for Bolsonaro’s 2026 comeback
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's victory energises Brazil’s right-wing politics, fuelling hopes for Bolsonaro’s 2026 comeback

Firstpost  

Bolsonaro, an anti-establishment firebrand who was dubbed the ”Trump of the Tropics” when he was elected in 2018, thanked God for the Republican’s victory on Tuesday, which he touted as improving his chances of returning to the presidency. Donald Trump’s victory in the US has reignited Brazil’s hard-right movement, with supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro now hoping to replicate …

South America’s right-wing leaders are elated for Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

South America’s right-wing leaders are elated for Trump

NPR  

South America’s right-wing leaders are elated for Trump RIO DE JANEIRO — South American heads of state have been congratulating President-elect Trump. Milei urged Trump to, “Now, Make America Great Again.” Milei, who has pledged to carry out a foreign policy with only two nations, the U.S. and Israel, posted on social media, “You know that You can count on …

Brazil Supreme Court strikes down military intervention thesis in symbolic vote for democracy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil Supreme Court strikes down military intervention thesis in symbolic vote for democracy

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously voted Monday that the armed forces have no constitutional power to intervene in disputes between government branches, a largely symbolic decision aimed at bolstering democracy after years of increasing threat of military intervention. FILE - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, center, and his Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, second from right, watch a military …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘not afraid of any trial’ over accusations he plotted to remain president
9 months, 1 week ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘not afraid of any trial’ over accusations he plotted to remain president

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday he was “not afraid of any trial,” a day after documents released by the Supreme Court revealed that two top military leaders said the populist plotted to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. I’m not afraid of any trial, as long as the judges are impartial,” Bolsonaro …

Bolsonaro: Brazil’s ex-president presented coup plot to top military leaders, court documents allege
9 months, 1 week ago

Bolsonaro: Brazil’s ex-president presented coup plot to top military leaders, court documents allege

CNN  

São Paulo, Brazil CNN — Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election, newly released court documents have alleged. The country’s Supreme Court released the testimonies from former army commander Marco Antonio Freire Gomes and former air force commander Carlos de Almeida Baptista Jr. to the …

Bolsonaro proposed Brazil coup plan after 2022 election loss: Court records
9 months, 1 week ago

Bolsonaro proposed Brazil coup plan after 2022 election loss: Court records

Al Jazeera  

Top military leaders reported plan to police, said they would arrest Bolsonaro if he moved forward, documents show. Top military leaders in Brazil have alleged that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them with a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 presidential election, according to court documents. The allegations emerge as part of several probes Bolsonaro faces before Brazil’s …

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 …

A failed coup: On Bolsonaro and Brazil’s politics
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A failed coup: On Bolsonaro and Brazil’s politics

The Hindu  

Brazilian police’s startling allegations that former President Jair Bolsonaro, his allies and some military officers had attempted to stage a coup, after the 2022 presidential election, expose both the structural fault lines and political challenges the young South American democracy faces. He had refused to concede defeat to his leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, while his far-right supporters …

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 should be charged with attempting to stage a coup, congressional panel says
1 year, 2 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup, congressional panel says

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian congressional panel on Wednesday accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of instigating the country’s Jan. 8 riots and recommended that he be charged with attempting to stage a coup. An inquiry panel of senators and representatives mostly allied with the current leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — who narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in last …

Bolsonaro should face 'coup' charges: Brazil congressional report
1 year, 2 months ago

Bolsonaro should face 'coup' charges: Brazil congressional report

The Hindu  

A Brazilian congressional committee found on Tuesday former President Jair Bolsonaro should face charges of an attempted coup for his supporters' invasion of the Presidential palace, Supreme Court and legislative headquarters in January. Mr. Bolsonaro — who was president between 2019 and 2022 — was also barred in June from running for election for eight years, over his unproven fraud …

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 …

Brazil Court Votes To Bar Bolsonaro From Elections Until 2030
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil Court Votes To Bar Bolsonaro From Elections Until 2030

Huff Post  

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to members of the media upon arrival at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 29, 2023. MAURO PIMENTEL via Getty Images SAO PAULO — A panel of judges voted Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused …

Brazil court bars Bolsonaro from elections until 2030, upending his political future
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil court bars Bolsonaro from elections until 2030, upending his political future

LA Times  

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro prepares to speak to the press at a restaurant in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Friday. “This decision will end Bolsonaro’s chances of being president again, and he knows it,” said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo. “After this, he will try to stay out of jail, elect some of …

Brazil court votes to bar Bolsonaro from office until 2030
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil court votes to bar Bolsonaro from office until 2030

Al Jazeera  

Majority on Brazilian electoral court finds former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of abuse of power. A majority on Brazil’s highest electoral court has voted to bar former President Jair Bolsonaro from public office until 2030 over his conduct during last year’s tightly contested elections. “He still has a lot of popularity.” The case focused on a July 18, 2022, …

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 …

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’s Bolsonaro gives testimony to police on Jan. 8 riot
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives testimony to police on Jan. 8 riot

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gave testimony at the Federal Police headquarters Wednesday about his actions related to the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital, Brasilia. One week after his leftist successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office, Bolsonaro’s supporters raided and trashed the buildings of the Supreme Court, Congress and the presidential …

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

Ex-Prez Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stint in Florida

India Today  

Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned Thursday to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss, and the right-wing populist told supporters he doesn’t think leftists will be in power in Brazil for long. That appeared to please his opponents; current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s minister of institutional relations, Alexandre Padilha, called the reception a “flop.” …

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

Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stint in Florida

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned Thursday to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss, and the right-wing populist told supporters he doesn’t think leftists will be in power in Brazil for long. That appeared to please his opponents; current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s minister of institutional relations, Alexandre Padilha, called the …

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 …

Former leader Bolsonaro reportedly returning to Brazil next week
1 year, 9 months ago

Former leader Bolsonaro reportedly returning to Brazil next week

Al Jazeera  

The far-right former president has been in the US since December, following his loss in the 2022 presidential election. Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will return to the country by the end of the month, ending a prolonged stay in the United States, according to a social media post by his Liberal Party. The Liberal Party said on Friday …

Haunted by post-election riot, Brazil’s Lula reins in army
1 year, 9 months ago

Haunted by post-election riot, Brazil’s Lula reins in army

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — When rioters stormed Brazil’s top government buildings in January to dispute the outcome of the presidential election, many soldiers stood by as far-right protesters broke windows, defecated in offices and destroyed valuable art. Melo said Brazil’s military has long believed that it has “some kind of guardianship of the country’s political process,” and Bolsonaro only fueled that …

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 ponders election defeat, as crowd chants ‘fraud’
1 year, 10 months ago

Bolsonaro ponders election defeat, as crowd chants ‘fraud’

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Only a few weeks after his supporters stormed the seat of his country’s government, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed bafflement at how he could have lost October’s election, then smiled silently as a crowd of supporters cried, “Fraud!” He did not directly address the Jan. 8 assault on the buildings housing Brazil’s Congress and Supreme …

Brazil’s Lula accuses Bolsonaro of planning January 8 ‘coup’
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazil’s Lula accuses Bolsonaro of planning January 8 ‘coup’

Al Jazeera  

The Brazilian president says former leader Jair Bolsonaro ‘actively’ participated in storming of government buildings. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has alleged that his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro actively participated in planning for his supporters to storm government offices on January 8, as a senator revealed the former far-right president attended an anti-election plot meeting. “I am certain that …

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's nephew probed by police over uprising
1 year, 10 months ago

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's nephew probed by police over uprising

The Hindu  

January 28, 2023 11:47 am | Updated 01:34 pm IST - Brasilia Brazil's federal police searched the home of a nephew of former President Jair Bolsonaro in connection with the January 8 storming of government buildings in the capital by far-right protesters. Police said Leonardo Rodrigues de Jesus, known by Mr. Bolsonaro supporters as Leo Índio, was one of the …

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 …

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