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Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Bolsonaro's conviction requested by PGR

    In Gonet's words, Bolsonaro was the main beneficiary of the plot

    Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) on Monday filed a request before Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants belonging to the so-called “group 1” of the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising.

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  • Friday, July 4th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Lula and Peña discuss espionage case

    Both leaders also exchanged invitations for reciprocal visits

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Santiago Peña of Paraguay on Thursday discussed during the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Summit in Buenos Aires the ongoing investigation into an intelligence operation carried out during the Jair Bolsonaro years to obtain confidential information from Paraguayan officials involved in negotiations on the binational Itaipu power plant. Both leaders also exchanged invitations for reciprocal visits.

  • Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 08:43 UTC

    Bolsonaro to rest throughout July due to health issues

    On Tuesday, Bolsonaro canceled an appointment with his Liberal Party in Brasília

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled all his public engagements for July due to recurring health issues, including constant hiccups and vomiting that make it difficult for him to speak and eat.

  • Thursday, June 5th 2025 - 18:29 UTC

    Brazilians not happy with President Lula’s third mandate

    Lula da Silva, once an undisputable political figure, has seen his image tarnished once again by corruption reports

    Tough times ahead for Brazilian president Lula da Silva. On Wednesday a public opinion poll was released indicating that 57% of Brazilians disapprove of his government, and for 56% of the 57%, Lula’s performance is much worse than his previous two terms, while 61% believe the country in on the wrong track.

  • Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    De Moraes trusts Brazil's democracy to defend itself

    De Moraes is now investigating Eduardo Bolsonaro for inciting a foreign government to sanction him

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes insisted Tuesday that his country’s democracy would be able to defend itself from national and international enemies alike. His remarks came during a ceremony at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), where his portrait was added to the gallery of former chief justices.

  • Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 19:00 UTC

    US sanctions against De Moraes not to be ruled out

    “There is a strong possibility that it will happen,” Rubio told the US Congress

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted he was considering the possibility of sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act for alleged human rights violations. The magistrate is targeting former President Jair Bolsonaro for the alleged Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt, together with many of his aides and followers.

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Brazil's STF indicts 7 others in “Parallel Abin” case

    Brazil's STF indicts 7 others in “parallel Abin” case

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously decided to indict seven more people in connection with a coup plot during the government of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

  • Tuesday, May 6th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Bolsonaro discharged from hospital

    He plans to participate on Wednesday in a demonstration supporting the Amnesty Bill

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from DF Star Hospital in Brasilia, three weeks after undergoing complex abdominal surgery for an intestinal blockage stemming from the 2018 stabbing during his electoral campaign. He has been hospitalized several times since then, undergoing up to 6 surgeries. Doctors described his most recent procedure as the most complicated.

  • Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Bolsonaro's health worsens after STF bailiff visit

    Bolsonaro insisted De Moraes wanted to arrest and convict him

    Physicians treating former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that his health took a turn for the worse after receiving a Supreme Federal Court (STF) bailiff on Wednesday in his Intensive Care Unit ward at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília.

  • Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Bolsonaro gets STF notification while still in ICU

    Bolsonaro had participated in a live broadcast and was consequently deemed fit to handle STF matters

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was visibly angered Wednesday when he was served a court notification in his DF Star hospital in Brasília ICU bed, where he is recovering from intestinal surgery. The document relates to criminal proceedings initiated by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) for his alleged role in a coup attempt to prevent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s inauguration after the 2022 elections.

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