Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Brazil: Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in jail

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for his role in a coup plot following the 2022 elections. The ruling was handed down by a solid 4-1 majority after Chamber Chairman Cristiano Zanin cast the final vote.

• Friday, September 12th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

  Bolsonaro's sentence prompts mixed reactions

  

  The conviction of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for an attempted coup has drawn strong reactions from Latin American leaders, highlighting a regional divide over the verdict.

• Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 20:21 UTC

  Brazil: STF reaches decisive 3-1 score to convict Bolsonaro and his allies

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) achieved on Thursday an unsurmountable 3-1 score to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants in the so-called “Coup d'état” case following the Jan. 8, 2023, riots at the headquarters of all three branches of Government in Brasilia.

• Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 10:25 UTC

  Brazil's STF: Fux acquits Bolsonaro but convicts Braga Neto

  

  Following a speech that far exceeded that of case rapporteur Alexandre De Moraes in duration, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Luiz Fux voted Wednesday to acquit former President Jair Bolsonaro and other defendants in the coup d'état trial for the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasilia. However, Fux did convict General Walter Braga Netto and Lt. Col. Mauro Cid for the crime of attempting to violently abolish the democratic rule of law.

• Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 20:51 UTC

  De Moraes votes to convict Bolsonaro in coup case

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes, who acted as case rapporteur, voted on Tuesday in favor of convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt through popular riots at the headquarters of all three branches of Government.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

  Major rally in São Paulo calls for Bolsonaro's amnesty

  

  Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro staged a rally on Sunday on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, requesting a blanket amnesty for those convicted or charged with participating in the Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt, particularly their leader, whom they regard as the better candidate for the 2026 elections, despite being disenfranchised.

• Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:26 UTC

  All set for first day of coup trial against Bolsonaro and others

  

  Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) is starting on Tuesday the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants for allegedly planning a coup d'état to overthrow Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the 2022 elections. The group is part of the core of the complaint filed by the Attorney General's Office (PGR).

• Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro under full-time surveillance

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes acquiesced to a suggestion from security authorities and allowed the Federal District's criminal police to monitor former President Jair Bolsonaro's home around the clock. Despite the electronic tracing anklet, the rightwing leader posed a flight risk, De Moraes was advised.

• Monday, August 25th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

  Eduardo Bolsonaro says De Moraes is a “mad judge”

  

  Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, referred to Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Mraes as the “crazy judge” during an interview with a US broadcaster's Real America's Voice show.

• Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro has 48 hours to explain asylum request to Argentina

  

  Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Wednesday gave former President Jair Bolsonaro 48 hours to explain an asylum request to Argentina found in his mobile telephone by the Federal Police (PF).