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Author of the article: The Associated Press Mauricio Savarese Published Jan 07, 2024  •  Last updated 5 hours ago  •  4 minute read RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Congress has everything ready to open an exhibit Monday featuring pieces including a tapestry crafted by renowned artist Burle Marx and a…

BUENOS AIRES — Javier Milei, the libertarian economist embraced by far-right leaders around the world, was sworn in Sunday as president of Argentina, an office he won on promises to slash government spending and dramatically transform a country facing its worst economic crisis in two decades. Milei immediately broke from…

Updated September 1, 2023 at 9:22 AM Published September 1, 2023 at 7:45 AM BRASILIA - Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and his wife Michelle chose to remain silent when they appeared before Federal Police on Thursday to testify in an investigation into jewellery that they received from Arab heads…

Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro and his wife opted to remain silent Thursday as they faced questioning by federal police over allegations of trying to embezzle pricey jewelry and other official gifts from foreign countries. It was the fifth time the embattled far-right ex-army captain faced police interrogation since his term…

By DIANE JEANTET Updated : , ,   RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian hacker claimed at a congressional hearing Thursday that then-President Jair Bolsonaro wanted him to hack into the country’s electronic voting system to expose its alleged weaknesses ahead of the 2022 presidential election. Walter Delgatti Neto did…

CNN  —  A Brazilian hacker said Thursday that former President Jair Bolsonaro asked him if he could hack into voting machines, according to his testimony to a congressional inquiry set up to investigate Brazil’s election results and the storming of governmental buildings on January 8, 2023. Walter Delgatti Neto’s told…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 12 Aug 2023 8:20PM · Brazilian police raid the homes of Jair Bolsonaro allies accused of reselling gifts including jewellery from foreign dignitaries for the ‘illicit enrichment’ of the former president. – EPA pic, August 12, 2023. BRAZILIAN police raided the homes of…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Friday alleged former President Jair Bolsonaro received cash from the nearly $70,000 sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office, posing another potential blow for the embattled far-right leader. Earlier in the day, officers raided…

After 4 years of regression in Brazil’s environmental policies, the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been trying to resume an environmental agenda (1). However, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies—led by Arthur Lira, a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro (2)—has recently approved a provisional measure (MP)…

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro prepares to speak to the press at a restaurant in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 30, 2023. Photo / AP 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…