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Montevideo, April 3rd 2025 - 02:48 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • Wednesday, October 11th 2023 - 08:21 UTC

    TSE trial of Bolsonaro adjourned

    If convicted, Bolsonaro could become ineligible for eight years for the second time

    Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Tuesday adjourned the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is believed to have abused his political power ahead of last year's elections which he eventually lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:29 UTC

    Bolsonaro indicted for 2014 remarks against PT congresswoman

    Bolsonaro cried political persecution

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for incitement to rape by a Federal District Court in connection with a speech he delivered before the Lower House in December 2014, when he was a Congressman, Agencia Brasil reported in Brasilia Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

    Bolsonaro undergoes 3 surgical procedures successfully

    It was the sixth time Bolsonaro was operated on since the knifing

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro successfully underwent surgery at the Vila Nova Star Hospital Tuesday to treat the sequelae in his digestive and respiratory systems from the stabbing he suffered during the 2018 campaign, it was reported in Sao Paulo.

  • Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

    Brazil's TCU says Bolsonaro kept pricy gifts for himself

    No grounds were identified to justify the distribution of the items between those public and those owned privately by Bolsonaro

    Brazil's Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) Friday said former President Jair Bolsonaro kept for himself some 17 gifts of “high commercial value” which should have been handed over to the country's coffers. The TCU also underlined that among the more than 9,000 presents received by the former head of state, 128 of them were not of a “personal” nature and belong in the public collection.

  • Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 03:00 UTC

    Former Bolsonaro aide isolated pending ongoing investigations

    Cid is currently under arrest for his alleged involvement in the forging of a Covid-19 vaccination card in the name of Bolsonaro

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday issued a resolution banning Lieutenant-Colonel Cid is currently under arrest for his alleged involvement in the forging of a Covid-19 vaccination card in the name of Bolsonarofrom having any contact with former President Jair Bolsonaro and former First Lady Michelle in addition to his own wife Gabriela, it was reported in Brasilia.

  • Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:52 UTC

    Brazil: Charges against Bolsonarist Congresswoman to proceed

    Zambelli is innocent, her lawyer said

    Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) Monday decided by 9 votes to 2 to proceed with charges against Bolsonarist Congresswoman Carla Zambelli for the crimes of illegal possession of a firearm and illegal constraint with the use of a firearm, Agência Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:50 UTC

    Brazilian Court sentences hacker to 20 years in prison

    Delgatti claimed he hacked mobile phones to “fight injustices” but the judge did not buy it

    Notorious hacker Walter Delgatti was sentenced Monday to 20 years in jail for his involvement in the 2019 Operation Spoofing case, Agência Brasil reported. The decision can be appealed.

  • Friday, August 18th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Bolsonaro vows to sue hacker for slander

    Delgatti has been under arrest three times for his alleged involvement in corruption scandals

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's defense team will sue hacker Walter Delgatti for his allegedly slanderous testimony before the Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) investigating the Jan. 8 riots in Brasilia, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday.

  • Friday, August 11th 2023 - 09:00 UTC

    Bolsonaro wishes Milei good luck for PASO elections

    Milei relayed Bolsonaro's message on his social media accounts

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday released a video wishing Libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei good luck for next Sunday's Simultaneous, Open, and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections in Argentina.

  • Tuesday, August 8th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

    Bolsonaro appeals TSE disenfranchisement

    Bolsonaro was denied his right to a full defense, his lawyers argue

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's legal team Monday filed an appeal against the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) decision by 5 votes to 2 to disenfranchise him for eight years for abuse of power and fraudulent use of public resources, it was reported in Brasilia. With this disqualification, Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for any office until 2030.