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Montevideo, January 14th 2026 - 23:09 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Bolsonaro slated for endoscopy amid post-surgery complications

    Bolsonaro is expected to be released on Jan. 1 back to the Federal Police's detention facility

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to undergo a digestive endoscopy on Wednesday, as medical teams continue to treat him for recurring post-surgery complications.

  • Monday, December 29th 2025 - 22:02 UTC

    Bolsonaro undergoes new surgical procedure

    Carlos Bolsonaro posted about his father's health on Monday

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a second surgical procedure to treat persistent, chronic hiccups that have complicated his recovery from hernia surgery on Christmas Day. According to his son Carlos Bolsonaro, the family is concerned about the former head of State's health after a spike in blood pressure and new respiratory treatments.

  • Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:20 UTC

    Bolsonaro remains hospitalized after hernia surgery

    A new procedure on Bolsonaro might be deemed necessary on Dec. 29

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains under heavy guard at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília following a three-hour surgical procedure to repair a bilateral inguinal hernia. The surgery, performed on Christmas Day, was described by medical staff as successful and without immediate complications.

  • Wednesday, December 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Bolsonaro cleared for Xmas Day surgery

    No cell phones, computers, or electronic devices will be allowed into Bolsonaro's room, De Moraes ruled

    Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Tuesday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to be hospitalized on Wednesday to undergo hernia surgery recommended by private doctors and Federal Police experts.

  • Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

    De Moraes okays Bolsonaro's surgery, but not at home recuperation time

    Bolsonaro's past actions render him a flight risk, De Moraes found

    Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Friday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily leave prison to undergo surgery. However, the magistrate flatly denied a request for the former president to serve the remainder of his sentence under humanitarian house arrest, citing a history of non-compliance and a high flight risk.

  • Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Brazil: Senate passes bill slashing sentences for Jan 8 convicts

    Former President Bolsonaro could be eligible for parole or house arrest way sooner

    In a decisive 48-25 vote on Wednesday, the Brazilian Senate approved the controversial “Dosimetry Bill” (PL 2162/2023), a measure that drastically reduces prison sentences for those convicted in the January 8, 2023, riots and the alleged coup plot.

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