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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…

(FILES) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to members of the media upon arrival at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for…

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup, underwent a "successful" surgery on Thursday for an inguinal hernia, his wife said. The 70-year-old former president left prison on Wednesday for the first time since late November to undergo the procedure at the DF…

TLDR Brazilian orchestra will convert Bitcoin data into music through algorithm-based composition. The project will receive up to $197,000 in tax-deductible funding under Brazil’s Rouanet Law. The live performance in Brasília will use real-time Bitcoin market data to guide musical elements. The initiative expands on prior crypto data-driven art projects…

BRASILIA, Dec 17 - Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday a bill to shorten the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, although it is likely to face resistance from the Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The bill was approved by the lower house last week…

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Dec 17 - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, is meeting this week with business and finance leaders to address skepticism over his economic policies as he prepares to run for president next year, people familiar with his plans said. After a…

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