Bolsonaro

The recent attack by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro on Brazil’s legislative, presidential and Supreme Court buildings, while city police largely looked on, has been analysed as the work of Bolsonaro alone, as a threat that’s largely been dealt with by the authorities, and one that should not unduly worry the…

MIAMI — The map was called “Beach Trip” and was blasted out to more than 18,000 members of a public Telegram channel called, in Portuguese, “Hunting and Fishing.” But instead of outdoor recreation tips, the 43 pins spread across the map of Brazil pointed to cities where bus transportation to…

More than 70 progressive US and Brazilian lawmakers have condemned the collaboration between the Bolsonaro family and Trumpists in the US aimed at overturning elections in both countries, and called for those involved to be held to account. “As lawmakers in Brazil and the United States, we stand united against…

Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest newsSign up to our free US Evening Headlines email Brazil’s government is braced for more protests by supporters of the far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose weekend storming of a the presidential palace marked the worst…

MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following his supporters’ brazen attack on Brazil’s capital over the weekend. But the far-right ex-president may pre-empt any plans for…

BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital’s most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings. Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the arrest of Anderson Torres, who was Bolsonaro’s justice minister…

WASHINGTON —  The U.S. government is struggling to contend with the Florida stay of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whom many blame for riots this week in Brazil’s capital. And the conundrum for the Biden administration is playing out as the U.S. continues to reckon with the threat to democracy here…

Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazils government offices. Video / AP “No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!” The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo’s law college on Monday afternoon (yesterday NZ time). Hours later, it was the rallying cry for thousands…

Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest newsSign up to our free US Evening Headlines email "No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!" The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo's law college on Monday afternoon.…

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro tweeted this photo of himself in hospital in Florida on January 9, 2023.— Twitter/@jairbolsonaro ORLANDO: Brazilian far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro tweeted a photo of himself from hospital in the United States on Monday, a day after his supporters drew international condemnation by invading the seat of…