Thousands in Brazil protest Bolsonaro, seek his impeachment
3 years, 2 months ago

Thousands in Brazil protest Bolsonaro, seek his impeachment

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — With Brazil’s presidential election one year away, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities around the country to protest President Jair Bolsonaro and call for his impeachment over his government’s handling of the pandemic. The protests, smaller than those in support of Bolsonaro last Sept. 7, were promoted by leftist parties and some union movements linked to the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Worker´s Party. The president’s approval ratings have steadily declined throughout the year, but he remains far more popular than prior presidents who were impeached - most recently Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party in 2016. Over 130 impeachment requests have been filed since the start of Bolsonaro’s administration, but the lower house’s speaker, Arthur Lira, and his predecessor have declined to open proceedings.

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Case against Brazil coup plotters could end decades of impunity
1 week, 1 day 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 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 …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges
4 weeks ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — 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 Tuesday. “The evidence collected throughout the investigation shows unequivocally that then-President Jair Messias Bolsonaro planned, acted and was directly and effectively aware …

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 …

Brazil police urge Bolsonaro's indictment for 2022 'coup' plot
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1 month ago

Brazil police urge Bolsonaro's indictment for 2022 'coup' plot

Raw Story  

Brazilian police on Thursday called for the indictment of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro over a 2022 "coup" plot to prevent current leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office. A police statement said its investigators concluded that Bolsonaro and 36 others planned the "violent overthrow of the democratic state." "The fight begins at the Attorney General's office," Bolsonaro said on …

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 …

Brazilian police charge Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of 2022 coup plot; ‘had full knowledge…’
1 month ago

Brazilian police charge Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others of 2022 coup plot; ‘had full knowledge…’

Live Mint  

The Brazilian police have charged former president Jair Bolsonaro, along with 36 other individuals, in connection with an investigation into a suspected coup attempt aimed at maintaining power after the election of his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in 2022. Plans to assassinate Brazil Vice President The Brazilian police's indictments comes after five people were arrested in connection with …

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

Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who decides either to formally …

Brazil police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of involvement in coup attempt
1 month ago

Brazil police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of involvement in coup attempt

Al Jazeera  

Police accuse Jair Bolsonaro and several former officials of involvement in plot after 2022 election defeat. Brazil’s Federal Police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and several of his ex-ministers and aides of being involved in an attempted coup after the far-right leader lost an election in 2022. Several Bolsonaro administration officials were accused of involvement, including former Defence …

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 indict Bolsonaro and accomplices for 2022 coup attempt, alleged plot to kill Lula
1 month ago

Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro and accomplices for 2022 coup attempt, alleged plot to kill Lula

Salon  

Brazil's federal police announced Thursday that they had indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a military coup, accusing the far-right politician of having "full knowledge" of a plot to kill the 2022 election victor, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, multiple outlets reported. Related Brazilian companies pressure workers to vote for a fascist …

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 …

Brazil detains four soldiers over 2022 coup plot against President Lula
1 month ago

Brazil detains four soldiers over 2022 coup plot against President Lula

Firstpost  

Brazilian police arrested four soldiers accused of plotting a 2022 coup and assassination of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The operation targeted a group with special forces planning to disrupt the presidential transition and eliminate key figures Brazilian police said they arrested four soldiers on Tuesday over an alleged plot to assassinate then President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …

Brazil arrests soldiers over alleged 2022 Lula assassination plot
1 month ago

Brazil arrests soldiers over alleged 2022 Lula assassination plot

Raw Story  

Brazilian police said they arrested four soldiers on Tuesday over an alleged plot to assassinate then President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a 2022 "coup." The four "were arrested in Rio, where they were participating in the security operation for the G20 leaders' meeting," a federal police source told AFP, adding that a police officer was also taken into …

Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula
1 month ago

Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula

CNN  

CNN — Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. In addition to killing the then-president-elect, the plot also included plans to capture or kill Lula’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the …

Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assasinate President Lula
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1 month ago

Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assasinate President Lula

CNN  

CNN — Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. In addition to killing the then-president-elect, the plot also included plans to capture or kill Lula’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the …

Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula
1 month ago

Brazil police arrest five over alleged plot to assassinate President Lula

CNN  

CNN — Brazilian police have arrested five people, including a former adviser to ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, over an alleged plot to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, authorities said. In addition to killing the then-president-elect, the plot also included plans to capture or kill Lula’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the …

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 …

Brazilian police indict ex-President Bolsonaro in undeclared diamonds case, sources say
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazilian police indict ex-President Bolsonaro in undeclared diamonds case, sources say

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations. Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president’s eldest son and a sitting senator, said on X after Thursday’s …

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 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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Lawmakers in Brazil say Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawmakers in Brazil say Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup

NPR  

Lawmakers in Brazil say Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup Enlarge this image toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP Eraldo Peres/AP 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 …

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 …

Congressional report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over Jan. 8 insurrection
1 year, 2 months ago

Congressional report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over Jan. 8 insurrection

LA Times  

Sen. Eliziane Gama, top right, reads her report and recommendation during a meeting Tuesday of the committee investigating the Jan. 8 uprising in Brazil’s capital. A draft congressional report on Brazil’s Jan. 8 riots on Tuesday accused ex-President Jair Bolsonaro of being the insurrection’s mastermind and recommended he be criminally charged with attempting to stage a coup. On Jan. 8, …

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 …

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro 'recovering' after surgery
1 year, 3 months ago

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro 'recovering' after surgery

Hindustan Times  

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is recovering without complications after undergoing surgery Tuesday related to a 2018 stabbing that nearly claimed his life, his family and doctors said. Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro Bolsonaro, 68, underwent a series of operations on his gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts at a private hospital in Sao Paulo, including an endoscopic procedure to treat gastric …

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: Bolsonaro Denies Involvement in Plan to Prevent Lula's Presidency
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil: Bolsonaro Denies Involvement in Plan to Prevent Lula's Presidency

News 18  

Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was questioned by police on Wednesday and denied he had been part of any plan to prevent his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking the reins. After spending about three hours at the Federal Police offices in the capital Brasilia, Bolsonaro told reporters “there was no plan” to impede Lula. A former Bolsonaro ally, …

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’s Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was barred Friday from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. “This decision will end Bolsonaro’s chances of being president again, and he knows it,” said Carlos Melo, a political science …

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, …

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years
1 year, 5 months ago

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years

CNN  

CNN — Brazil’s highest electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for political office until 2030, after finding him guilty of abusing his power and misusing public media during last year’s election campaign. The case stems from a meeting Bolsonaro held with foreign ambassadors in July 2022, in which he spread false information about Brazil’s electoral system …

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 …

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