Bolsonaro

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The decision laid bare some of the country's divisions, with many uncorking Champagne outside the far-right leader's…

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted for leading a botched coup bid in which he attempted to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after his 2022 election loss - Copyright AFP/File EVARISTO SA Lawyers for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on Friday requested that he…

Updated : , ,   SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro ’s lawyers on Friday petitioned the Supreme Court requesting that he serve his prison time under house arrest, citing poor health. Bolsonaro was convicted in September of attempting a coup following his 2022 electoral defeat and…

In a wide-ranging conversation, Brazil’s first minister of Indigenous peoples, Sônia Guajajara, spoke with Democracy Now! at the COP30 climate summit in Belém. She addressed criticisms of the Lula government in Brazil, which has championed climate action even while boosting some oil and gas exploration in the country; celebrated the…

SAO PAULO -- Being falsely accused of setting fire in the Amazon with funds from an Oscar-winning actor eventually became a blessing in disguise for Caetano Scannavino, the founder of a nonprofit organization in the heart of the rainforest. Brazil's then President Jair Bolsonaro falsely claimed in November 2019 that…

The US Senate has voted 52–48 to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, marking the first of three bills aimed at dismantling his recent trade measures. | Photo Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Brazil by…

The Republican-led US Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil’s prosecution of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for an alleged coup attempt. In the first of three tariff bills expected…

Brazil’s leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed confidence on Monday that his country and the United States will reach a trade deal. U.S. President Donald Trump also signaled that a deal is likely. The statements came a day after the two presidents held talks on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur,…

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 06, 2025 shows Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends an event to highlight accomplishments in the first two years in office in Brasilia on April 3, 2025, and US President Donald Trump is silhouetted as he speaks to the press…

BRASILIA - Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said late on Tuesday they formally requested his release from house arrest, saying he has not been charged under an investigation that led to his imprisonment last month. Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August for failing to comply with…