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Back to homepage / Americas Brazil's electoral court began delivering its ruling Thursday on charges ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke the law with his unproven allegations against the voting system, a case that could eliminate him from the 2026 presidential race. Issued on: 22/06/2023 - 15:22 3 min 02:14 Brazil's former…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — 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…

Back to homepage / Americas Brazil’s Federal Police have found a detailed planning document for a military intervention to block the handover of power in last year’s election on the phone of an aide to former President Jair Bolsonaro, news magazine Veja reported. Issued on: 17/06/2023 - 08:46 1 min…

Bolsonaro aide Mauro Cid is accused of having ‘gathered documents’ to support a coup against Brazil’s President Lula. Published On 16 Jun 202316 Jun 2023 Brazil’s Federal Police have released a report detailing evidence that an aide to former President Jair Bolsonaro was involved in a plan to stage a…

Brazil’s new president Lula is set to improve on the climate target set by his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, Reuters sources say President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to commit Brazil to a more ambitious climate change goal this year, addressing criticisms of the previous target set by his…

During the recent presidency of the politically and religiously conservative Jair Bolsonaro, science denial flourished in Brazil. This was most conspicuous during the height of the COVID pandemic when he promoted prevention and treatment measures not backed by science while disregarding lifesaving ones. But misinformation takes many forms—including fake news…

In 2017, Conservation International launched what was dubbed the “largest tropical forest restoration in the world” and slated for the Brazilian Amazon. Despite a goal of completing the project by the end of this year, CI is less than 20% of the way there.According to project managers, the initiative has…

Two days after another major bank collapse, the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates once again. Senators from both parties will vote on overturning a Biden administration rule on importing solar panels that are made in China—often with forced labor. We hear from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who’s leading the effort.…

Updated May 4, 2023 at 12:56 PM Published May 4, 2023 at 4:37 AM BRASILIA - Police in Brazil searched former president Jair Bolsonaro’s home and seized his cellphone on Wednesday in an investigation into allegations of falsifying Covid-19 vaccination records, an allegation the far-right vaccine sceptic denied. Mr Bolsonaro,…

/ Americas Issued on: 03/05/2023 - 16:29 A federal police officer stands guard near the house of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, during a search operation at his home in Brasilia, Brazil on May 3, 2023. © Adriano Machado, Reuters Police in Brazil searched ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's home Wednesday as…