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Montevideo, December 16th 2024 - 23:40 UTC

Tag: Jair Bolsonaro

  • Tuesday, July 11th 2023 - 09:30 UTC

    Case against Bolsonaro might be reopened following STF ruling

    Mendes' decision was based on the fact that former Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello has special jurisdiction and cannot be tried by a court lower than the STF

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Gilmar Mendes decided to undo the shelving of a lawsuit against former President Jair Bolsonaro, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 16:15 UTC

    Brazilian Justice disqualifies Jair Bolsonaro for eight years due to abuse of power

    The TSE reached a 4-1 majority in favor of condemning Bolsonaro for having questioned the reliability of the electronic ballot box system with “false” information. Photo: Pilar Olivares / Reuters

    Brazilian magistrate Carmen Lúcia Antunes from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of abuse of power. This decision adds to the majority opinion in favor of stripping Bolsonaro of all his political rights for a period of eight years, effectively barring him from running for any elected office or holding positions in the public administration.

  • Friday, June 30th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

    Bolsonaro now 3-1 down at TSE

    If any of the three remaining judges votes against him, Bolsonaro would be disenfranchised for eight years and would therefore not be eligible to run in 2026

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was one vote short of disenfranchisement when the Superior Electoral Court adjourned Thursday's session with a score of 3-1 with three magistrates still to vote when the trial for abuse of power resumes Friday, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

    Brazil: Bolsonaro downplays magnitude of Jan. 8 riots

    The rioters were women with Bibles and men with flags, Bolsonaro argued

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday downplayed the magnitude of the Jan. 8 events in Brasilia when some of his followers tried to seize the headquarters of all three branches of government and compared the situation with recent events in Russia.

  • Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Brazil: Bolsonaro 1-0 down at TSE trial

    Six magistrates, including Chief Justice Alexandre De Moraes, are still to vote Thursday on whether to disenfranchise Bolsonaro or not

    Case rapporteur Benedito Gonçalves Tuesday voted in favor of convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) trial for abuse of political power and undue use of the media, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 10:53 UTC

    Prosecution wants Bolsonaro convicted for advocating against electronic voting system

    Gonçalves' report was read out Thursday

    Brazil's Deputy Electoral Prosecutor Paulo Gonet Thursday insisted on the need to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of abuse of political power and misuse of the media for his remarks against the electronic voting system during a meeting in July last year as the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) began trying the case, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 11:02 UTC

    Brazilian Gov't picks Bolsonaro's last FM for Ottawa embassy

    França was Bolsonaro's Foreign Minister from April 2021 to December 2022

    With the endorsement of Acting President Geraldo Alckmin, Brazil's Government Wednesday sent the name of former Foreign Minister Carlos França to the Senate to be appointed ambassador to Canada, it was published in the Diário Oficial da União (DOU - Official Gazette).

  • Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:37 UTC

    Brazil's STF sends 2014 case against Bolsonaro to lower court

    Bolsonaro is facing multiple criminal charges while being investigated in the Jan. 8 coup attempt

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Dias Toffoli Monday sent to the Federal District Court the second criminal action in which former President Jair Bolsonaro is a defendant, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

    Bolsonaro aide's phone found to contain coup plans

    It has not been proven that Bolsonaro ever saw these texts, his lawyers have argued

    The mobile telephone of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's aide-de-camp Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid was found to contain a series of WhatsApp messages with other military officers openly advocating a coup d'état after last year's elections, it was reported.

  • Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 09:46 UTC

    Bolsonaro's funds frozen over unpaid Covid-19 fines

    “For now I have funds,” Bolsonaro said about his fines

    A Sao Paulo court Wednesday froze former President Jair Bolsonaro's bank accounts over unpaid fines worth R$ 87,000 (about US$ 18,000) for failing to comply with health laws during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was reported.