Bolsonaro

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…

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…