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BRASILIA — Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied a request from imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro for a visit from a Trump administration official, a court document showed on Thursday (March 12). Lawyers for Bolsonaro asked the Brazilian Supreme Court earlier this week to allow Darren Beattie, who…

Just three months ago, Brazil seemed close to winning the highest level of international trade protections for the country’s symbol and namesake, the Brazilwood tree (Paubrasilia echinata). On Nov. 26, Brazil’s delegation was in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the summit of CITES, the global trade convention under which 184 countries plus…

Indigenous people take part in a ritual as they occupy the Cargill’s Santarem port terminal, to protest against plans to dredge the Tapajos river and move more grains like soy and corn destined for export markets, in Santarem, Brazil, February 23, 2026. — Reuters pic (New users only) Unlock 4%*…

Key takeaways In 2018, Brazil elected a president named Jair Bolsonaro who attempted the sort of authoritarian power grabs that President Donald Trump is currently doing in the United States. Except the key word is attempted: Unlike in America, Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court worked to constrain the president and…

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO — When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva learnt that a samba school in Rio de Janeiro would base its carnival parade this year on his journey from factory worker to president, he broke into tears and then smiled for pictures holding the school's flag. But,…

BRASILIA, Jan ‌29 (Reuters) - ​Brazil's ‌federal police arrested ​on Thursday a ‍suspect with ​ties ​to ⁠Islamic State accused of preparing a suicide attack, a ‌source familiar with ​the matter ‌told ‍Reuters. The police ⁠said in a statement that an operation supported by ​the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation had…

Home World News Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to jail in capital Brasilia In December, Bolsonaro shook Brazilian politics again by appointing his eldest son, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, to become his political party’s presidential candidate in next year’s election, challenging incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. By AP  January…

BRASILIA – Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital and taken to prison on New Year’s Day after undergoing medical procedures to treat a hernia and hiccups , according to local media reports. A Reuters witness saw official vehicles leaving the DF Star hospital, early in the evening…

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday endorsed his son Flavio Bolsonaro for the 2026 presidential election from a hospital bed in Brasilia after undergoing treatment for a hernia. “With the commitment of not allowing the popular will to be silenced, I make the decision to nominate Flavio Bolsonaro as…

Updated : , ,   SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent double hernia surgery on Thursday at a hospital in the national capital, Brasilia, his doctors said. The procedure lasted about 3½ hours and was completed without complications, according to the medical team at the DF…