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Montevideo, March 16th 2026 - 12:18 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • Saturday, March 14th 2026 - 16:07 UTC

    Experts say BR privatization weakened Brazil’s ability to contain fuel prices

    Petrobras lost control of BR Distribuidora in July 2019, and the full privatization was completed two years later under then president Jair Bolsonaro

    According to a report by Agência Brasil, industry specialists and oil-sector groups say what they describe as abusive fuel price increases in Brazil are not explained by international volatility alone. The report cites cases of gasoline being sold for R$9 a liter at some stations in São Paulo and links part of the distortion to the loss of state control over the distribution chain after the privatization of BR Distribuidora.

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  • Saturday, March 14th 2026 - 03:45 UTC

    Bolsonaro moved to intensive care with bronchopneumonia as family renews house arrest plea

    Doctors have ruled out surgery for now and said Bolsonaro is expected to remain hospitalized for several days

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted on Friday to the intensive care unit of Brasília’s DF Star hospital after being transferred from prison with high fever, low oxygen saturation, sweating and chills. The medical bulletin said tests confirmed bilateral bacterial bronchopneumonia and that the former president is receiving intravenous antibiotics and non-invasive clinical support.

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  • Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 03:00 UTC

    Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes Trump adviser to visit Bolsonaro in prison

    Beattie was appointed in late February to a senior State Department role dealing with Brazil

    Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized Darren Beattie, a Trump administration adviser focused on Brazil, to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison on March 18, in another sign of how far Bolsonaro’s legal case has spilled into the international arena. The decision was issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the cases related to the attempt to overturn the 2022 election and Bolsonaro’s conviction for plotting against the democratic order.

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  • Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 02:21 UTC

    Brazil’s top prosecutor opposes Bolsonaro house arrest

    In the filing, Gonet said the unit known as “Papudinha” provides 24-hour medical care and has access to an advanced emergency service (Samu) unit that could be used if needed.

    Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet filed an opinion on Friday with the Supreme Federal Court (STF) opposing a request for former President Jair Bolsonaro to serve his sentence under house arrest, arguing that the facility where he is held has adequate medical support.

  • Monday, February 9th 2026 - 08:38 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro steps onto global far-right stage as Brazil presidential hopeful

    Flávio Bolsonaro’s move comes as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continues to lead early polling and works to hold together a governing coalition

    Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has used an international tour in the Middle East to publicly cast himself as a contender for Brazil’s 2026 presidency, seeking visibility among transnational conservative networks as Brazil’s right tries to settle on a standard-bearer.

  • Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 09:23 UTC

    Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests

    The poll also captures a polarized electorate with meaningful fluidity. While 62% said their vote is already decided, 38% said they could still change their mind

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Canal Meio.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 22:15 UTC

    Lula vetoes entire leniency bill for Jan. 8 rioters

    Lula did the foreseeable thing: remain loyal to his leftwing voters and leave it up to lawmakers to bear the weight of overriding his veto

    On the third anniversary of the Jan. 8 attempted coup d'état, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva vetoed the entire Bill 2,162 approved by both Houses of Congress, providing for the reduction of sentences of the over 800 people convicted for their involvement in the anti-democratic plot.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:09 UTC

    Bolsonaro back in hospital after all

    Flávio Bolsonaro called De Moraes a denialist of medical science

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized on Wednesday following a head injury sustained in his jail cell. The incident has triggered a fierce legal battle after Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes denied the retired Army captain proper assistance, citing technicalities.

  • Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 10:22 UTC

    Bolsonaro denied hospital trip after fall

    Michelle Bolsonaro fears her husband might have “neurological damage” after a fall that remained untreated for a while

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes denied on Tuesday a request from former President Jair Bolsonaro's legal team to have their client transferred to a medical facility after suffering what his relatives claim was a fall while locked up at the Federal Police's headquarters in Brasilia to serve his 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état.

  • Friday, January 2nd 2026 - 08:28 UTC

    Bolsonaro leaves hospital, goes back to Police HQs

    Bolsonaro's doctors continue to have full access to the patient while in detention, De Moraes argued in denying a request for house arrest

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left Brasilia's DF Star Hospital late Thursday afternoon and was transferred back to the Federal Police's detention facility, where he is serving his 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan 8, 2023, coup attempt.

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