Bolsonaro

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian President, suffered a significant blow to his political career after Brazil’s federal electoral court, TSE, barred him from holding public office until 2030. Bolsonaro was convicted for abuse of power and misuse of media during last year’s elections. On Friday, June…

Updated July 1, 2023 at 7:41 PM Published July 1, 2023 at 12:44 AM BRASILIA - Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s political career was in tatters on Friday, as Brazil’s federal electoral court (TSE) barred the far-right nationalist from public office until 2030 for his conduct during 2022’s fraught election.…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was barred Friday from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. The decision upends the 68-year-old’s political future and likely…

If convicted, Jair Bolsonaro will be ineligible to stand in the next presidential election in 2026 - Copyright AFP OLIVIER DOULIERY A Brazilian court on Friday reached the majority it needs to bar far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro from politics for eight years over unfounded claims against the voting system.…

Back to homepage / Americas A Brazilian court on Friday barred far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro from holding public office for eight years over making unfounded claims against the country's voting system.  Issued on: 30/06/2023 - 18:18Modified: 30/06/2023 - 19:39 3 min 05:18 Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro speaks to…

SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of judges voted Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. The decision, once voting of all judges concludes, will…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro walks at Brasilia International Airport, on the day the Electoral Justice continues the trial to determine his political rights, in Brasilia, Brazil June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Four out of seven justices vote to convict Bolsonaro for abuse of power and misuse…

One of seven judges in Jair Bolsonaro’s abuse of power trial voted on Tuesday to bar the former Brazilian president from running in the 2026 elections, as the country held its breath for other judges to deliver their rulings later this week. The Superior Electoral Tribunal is trying the far-right…

Updated June 23, 2023 at 9:57 AM Published June 23, 2023 at 8:45 AM BRASILIA - Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro faced an eight-year ban on running for office as Brazil’s top electoral court began trying the far-right leader on Thursday over his unproven allegations against the voting system during…

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s top electoral court on Thursday began hearing a case that could torpedo the political future of former President Jair Bolsonaro by rendering him ineligible for public office for eight years. Judges are evaluating a case filed by Brazil’s Democratic Labor Party, which claims the far-right leader…