Bolsonaro

This week, Brazil’s Supreme Court is expected to rule in the case of the far-right former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, who is on trial for plotting a coup against his elected successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Although Bolsonaro denies any wrongdoing, there is considerable evidence that he conspired to…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted Tuesday to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power. Three members of the five-judge panel trying Bolsonaro’s case must…

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro could soon be convicted as a failed coup plotter. Brazil’s Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict by Sept. 12 over charges that the former president and key aides plotted to overturn Bolsonaro’s 2022 election defeat to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Prosecutors allege…

Thousands of supporters of Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated Sunday in several cities, days before the Supreme Court decides whether he is guilty of attempting a coup. The high court is set to rule this week on whether Bolsonaro conspired to cling to power after losing 2022 elections…

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BRASÍLIA — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice opened the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday with a statement defending the independence of the proceeding from foreign interference — a swipe at President Donald Trump. Read More

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s prosecutor-general argued Tuesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies plotted to overthrow democracy through a series of interconnected events aimed at keeping him in power illegally, as the ex-leader’s coup trial entered the verdict phase. The former president is accused of conspiring to…

Stronger police presence is called for to monitor the former president, who is under house arrest awaiting trial. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has requested the police to tighten security around former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home while he is under house arrest. Moraes on Monday sent a notice…

Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to right column Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 4:21 PM 8 min read Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press next to his son Senator Flavio Bolsonaro at the Federal Senate in Brasilia. (Bloomberg) -- Eduardo Bolsonaro wanted a win, and…

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