Bolsonaro

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…

Por ELÉONORE HUGHES RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Miles de seguidores del expresidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro se congregaron en la playa de Copacabana el domingo para expresar su apoyo al político de extrema derecha mientras enfrenta cargos de haber planeado un golpe de Estado. Bolsonaro y sus aliados más cercanos…

The 69-year-old leader now wants to emulate US President Donald Trump by staging a similar political comeback. Like Bolsonaro, Trump too faced several legal challenges in his race for the top office. Bolsonaro has been accused of backing an attempted coup and now he is barred from seeking re-election until…

The indictment filed by the attorney general’s office on Tuesday February 18 against Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 33 other people is the country’s most eagerly awaited – and most important – political event of recent months. The document doesn’t really contain any new elements: almost all of the…

Ton Molina/NurPhoto/Getty Images CNN  —  Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election and keep his opponent from taking power, according to documents filed by prosecutors Tuesday evening. Bolsonaro was among 34 people facing charges…