Bolsonaro

The Brazilian Supreme Court, a wide, low, glass-faced building with swooping colonnades, sits near the national legislature and the Presidential palace, on a vast paved expanse known as the Three Powers Plaza. It is as public a place as you can find in Brasília. Still, few people seemed to notice…

Bolsonaro could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial following a Supreme Court decision on Wednesday to accept charges against him related to an alleged coup attempt after his 2022 election loss. A panel of five justices unanimously voted to…

Bazil’s Supreme Court has unanimously accepted a complaint against former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven allies for attempting a coup d'état. Bolsonaro governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022, but lost his attempt at re-election to current president Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. The decision is unprecedented. For the first time…

SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup after the far-right leader lost the 2022 election. The panel will review existing evidence, potentially…

SAO PAULO — A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup after the far-right leader lost the 2022 election. The panel will review existing evidence, potentially gather…

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly orchestrating a coup the operators only didn’t follow through on what had been agreed because they didn’t manage to … co-opt the commander of the army,” Gonet added, urging judges to put Bolsonaro and his alleged accomplices on trial. In…

Five justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court have concluded the first day of proceedings as they weigh whether former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for an alleged coup attempt following his loss in the 2022 election. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet argued on Tuesday that Bolsonaro oversaw a conspiracy to overthrow the…

MAGA Americans weren’t the only ones pinning their hopes on Donald Trump’s election last year. Leading right-wing reactionaries around the world believed that his return to power would buoy their own fortunes, as well—and perhaps none felt this as strongly as Brazil’s Bolsonaro family. After Trump’s victory, Jair Bolsonaro, the…

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Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro rallied at Brazil’s famous Copacabana Beach on Sunday to protest the charges the right-wing populist leader faces for an alleged coup attempt. Bolsonaro and his close allies joined the protest, which also called for Congress to grant amnesty to those in jail for…