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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…

Updated 3 weeks ago · Published on 22 Jul 2023 7:50AM · Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signs a decree to limit civilian access to firearms, seeking to undo a boom of gun ownership under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. – EPA pic, July 22, 2023. BRAZIL’S…

A study found a 129% increase in deforestation within Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon between 2013 and 2021.As a result, an estimated 96 million metric tons of carbon was released in the atmosphere during that period.Researchers attribute the trend to illegal extractive activities, cattle ranching and land grabbing by…

Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is gone but agribusiness and congress are still a threat to Brazil’s indigenous communities The world watched in despair at the environmental damage President Jair Bolsonaro’s government wrought during his four years as presdident of Brazil. Its crimes attracted global attention: from dismantling policies to protect the natural…