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Montevideo, December 15th 2025 - 18:18 UTC

Stories for November 23rd 2025

  • Sunday, November 23rd 2025 - 04:04 UTC

    Bolsonaro taken to detention facility for posing concrete flight risk

    Bolsonaro admitted to tampering with his electronic ankle tracking device

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest serving a 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, was transferred Saturday to a detention facility after he tampered with his ankle tracking device. According to some local outlets, he had planned to seek asylum in an Argentine or US diplomatic mission.