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Montevideo, March 3rd 2026 - 23:01 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • 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.

  • Monday, December 15th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Surgery recommended for Bolsonaro after ultrasound

    Bolsonaro's lawyers will seek clearance to have the former President transferred to a hospital for the procedures

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been recommended for surgery after an ultrasound conducted on Sunday confirmed he was suffering from two inguinal hernias, his defense team announced.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil: STF panel upholds Bolsonaro's effective imprisonment

    Two judges endorsed De Moraes' opinion, while Dino concurred, albeit as per his own written rationale

    The First Panel of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously upheld on Monday former President Jair Bolsonaro's effective detention after tampering with the tracking device he had to wear as part of the house arrest he had been granted following his 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Bolsonaro cites mental disorders for tampering with tracking device

    Bolsonaro's detention was upheld on Sunday pending an STF hearing on Monday

    During a custody hearing on Sunday afternoon, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was under the effects of his psychiatric medication when he tried to remove his ankle tracking device, resulting in his house arrest's suppression and actual incarceration at a Federal Police facility.

  • Sunday, November 23rd 2025 - 04:04 UTC

    Bolsonaro taken to detention facility for posing concrete flight risk

    Bolsonaro admitted to tampering with his electronic ankle tracking device

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was under house arrest serving a 27-year prison sentence for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, was transferred Saturday to a detention facility after he tampered with his ankle tracking device. According to some local outlets, he had planned to seek asylum in an Argentine or US diplomatic mission.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 20:45 UTC

    Bolsonaro's inner circle fears imminent imprisonment of former Brazilian President

    The former President completed 100 days under house arrest on Tuesday

    Allies of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fear the former head of State, who has been sentenced by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to 27 years and 3 months in jail for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, will soon be transferred from his house arrest to a detention facility.

  • Tuesday, October 28th 2025 - 09:42 UTC

    Bolsonaro appeals conviction, cites STF “abuses”

    Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August

    The defense team for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Monday against his 27-year, three-month prison sentence for attempting a coup d'état after losing the 2022 elections.

  • Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Bolsonaro supporters claim Lula was “upset” after meeting with Trump

    Eduardo Bolsonaro criticized Lula for discussing Venezuela with Trump and not his father's imprisonment

    Allies of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on X that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) felt uncomfortable when US President Donald Trump addressed the matter of the incarcerated previous head of State, whom the Republican leader said he was very fond of. Lula and Trump met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to address the tariff crisis and other bilateral issues.