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Montevideo, August 19th 2025 - 18:13 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • Friday, August 15th 2025 - 09:23 UTC

    Bolsonaro seeks acquittal in coup plot trial, denies evidence against him

    The former president is charged with attempting to violently abolish the democratic rule of law

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has submitted his final statement to the Supreme Court, requesting acquittal on five charges that could add up to 43 years in prison. “There is no evidence of the coup imagined by the prosecution,” his defense argued, denying any link to the alleged plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

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  • Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    Brazil: Another investigation against Bolsonaro launched

    The case was prompted by a request from Justice Minister Lewandowski

    Brazilian prosecutors opened yet another investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro - already under house arrest and on trial for various cases - for his alleged involvement in sending a message associating President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with human rights violations perpetrated by the Assad regime in Syria

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  • Monday, August 11th 2025 - 21:35 UTC

    US Gov't still has aces under its sleeve, Eduardo Bolsonaro tells FT

    Eduardo Bolsonaro is ready for “people on the left who may insult and criticize me”

    Brazilian Federal Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, told the Financial Times in an interview that he was lobbying in the United States to increase pressure on his country's Supreme Federal Court (STF).

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  • Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Lula slams Trump over Brazil tariffs, accuses Bolsonaro of betrayal

    The Brazilian government is preparing financial support measures for affected companies, as nationalist sentiment grows in response to what Lula describes as a direct attack on Brazil’s sovereignty

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva harshly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump following the implementation of a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports. Lula called Trump “authoritarian” with “anti-civilizational” behavior and accused him of creating “problems where there were none.”

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 21:46 UTC

    Brazil: Opposition lawmakers stay the night in Congress

    Bolsonaro's followers want a broad amnesty plus De Moraes' impeachment

    Brazilian opposition lawmakers spent the night in both houses of Congress on Wednesday, which prevented work from resuming. Those who stayed through the wee hours of Thursday were relayed by some of their colleagues before dawn.

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Bolsonaro placed under permanent house arrest

    Bolsonaro may not receive any visitors other than his lawyers

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Monday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to be placed under permanent house arrest for failing to comply with the restriction not to use social media during last weekend's rallies by his supporters, whom he sent a message through his son's account.

  • Monday, August 4th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Bolsonaro supporters gather across Brazil in his support

    The former president's appearance through social media postings could land him in jail

    Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro supporters protested in several Brazilian cities after the United States imposed tariffs on Brazilian products and sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes, who is the rapporteur in Bolsonaro's trial for an alleged attempted coup.

  • Saturday, August 2nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro no different from Jan. 8 perpetrators, says De Moraes

    The actions of people linked to Jair Bolsonaro seek a “tyrannical dismissal to benefit certain people who believe themselves to be above the Constitution, the law, and institutions,” De Moraes argued

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes likened Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro's actions in the US to the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, allegedly masterminded by the latter's father. The magistrate criticized the lawmaker's deals with the White House to undermine him and obtain amnesty for former President Jair Bolsonaro.

  • Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    Zambelli arrested in Italy, pending extradition to Brazil

    Zambelli is a staunch supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who claims persecution from the STF

    Italian authorities in Rome Tuesday arrested Carla Zambelli, a far-right Brazilian congresswoman and staunch supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro. She had fled to Italy in May after being sentenced to ten years in prison in the South American country.

  • Friday, July 25th 2025 - 09:24 UTC

    Bolsonaro convicted for remarks about Venezuelan women

    Bolsonaro's defense plans to appeal the ruling

    A court of appeals in Brasilia on Thursday reversed former President Jair Bolsonaro's lower court acquittal in the case regarding his remarks about Venezuelan teenagers, and ordered him to pay R$150,000 (US$27,165) in collective moral damages for hinting that the girls were prostitutes.

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