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Montevideo, October 18th 2025 - 07:04 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • 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.

  • Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Bolsonaro denies noncompliance with De Moraes' restrictions

    Bolsonaro's legal team asked De Moraes to specify what exactly their client can and cannot do

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denied Tuesday any violation of the social media ban imposed on him by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes. The defense's statement came after the judge's ruling on Monday to give Bolsonaro 24 hours to explain his violation of the injunction, one of the measures imposed on him last week. Violation of the injunction could lead to Bolsonaro's preventive detention.

  • Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    De Moraes rules Bolsonaro has 24 hours to explain use of social media

    Bolsonaro displayed his electronic anklet while visiting the Lower House

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ruled Monday that former President Jair Bolsonaro and his legal team had 24 hours to explain the alleged use of social media, which would constitute noncompliance with the precautionary measures imposed by the magistrate.

  • Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro not resigning nor returning

    Eduardo Bolsonaro said he would stay in the US for three more months

    Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro stated that he does not plan to resign his seat in the Lower House, despite the leave of absence he was granted in March expiring Sunday. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro moved to the United States, alleging political persecution.

  • Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    US revokes visas of De Moraes and his family

    De Moraes' witch hunt against Bolsonaro “extends beyond Brazil's borders,” Rubio insisted

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the visas of Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and his family revoked following the magistrate's latest ruling regarding former President Jair Bolsonaro, whom he placed under house arrest with a tracking device around his ankle.

  • Friday, July 18th 2025 - 19:59 UTC

    De Moraes places Bolsonaro under house arrest after “blatant confession”

    Bolsonaro dubbed his flight risk “an exaggeration”

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making “a blatant confession of obstruction of justice.” The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle, which he said meant a “supreme humiliation.”

  • 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.