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Troubled former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been placed under house arrest for his role in the country's attempted coup. This comes after he broke a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the far-right politician accused of plotting a coup. The beleaguered politician has said…

Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that Bolsonaro had not complied with the judicial restraining orders imposed on him in July. The Supreme Court of Brazil has ordered that former President Jair Bolsonaro be placed on house arrest. This comes as the former leader is set to stand trial after being…

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The ex-president, accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election that he lost, has been backed by US President Donald Trump. Supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have rallied across the main cities of the country against the Supreme Court coup trial that could land the ex-leader in…

The White House indicated that the move was in part a response to the “witch hunt” against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the Trump administration’s decision to impose a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods, calling for the US President to avoid…

WASHINGTON — Products imported to the U.S. from Brazil — including almost a third of the supply relied on every day by America’s coffee drinkers — are subject to a 50% tariff beginning Friday, not because of Brazil’s trade policies, but because of President Donald Trump’s relationship with the country’s…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit Brazil with a 50 per cent tariff on most of its goods, escalating the growing diplomatic crisis with Latin America’s biggest economy. Trump also unveiled sanctions on the Brazilian Supreme Court judge who is overseeing the trial of his ideological ally, former President…

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Judge Alexandre de Moraes has been leading an investigation into former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. US officials said on Wednesday that they will sanction Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of authorising "arbitrary pre-trial detentions" and suppressing "freedom of expression". Judge Moraes has been leading the investigation…