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Brazil's Chief Raoni backs Lula in elections
Brazil's renowned Amazonian tribal chief Raoni Metuktire told AFP on Wednesday he supported the reelection bid of President Luiz Inacio…
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro operated on for hernia
Brazil's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone surgery for a bilateral hernia, his son Flavio said on Thursday. The…
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A Brazilian judge allows ex-President Bolsonaro to leave prison for a hernia surgery
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup since…
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Bill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time advances in Congress
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could reduce the amount of time former that…
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Flavio Bolsonaro retracts suggestion of a ‘price’ to end 2026 election bid
Far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has reaffirmed his commitment to running in Brazil’s 2026 presidential race, despite criticism that he…
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Bolsonaro says hallucinatory effects of meds made him tamper with ankle tag
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has told a judge that “hallucinations” provoked by a change in his medication led him to tamper…
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'Out of curiosity': Bolsonaro damages ankle monitor with hot iron
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro damaged his electronic ankle bracelet with a soldering iron hours before his arrest, according to…
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Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested 'preventively' ahead of prison term
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested "preventively" before his upcoming prison sentence starts, media outlets in the…
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Brazil's former President Bolsonaro arrested days before starting his 27-year prison sentence
FILE - The Statue of Justice stands in front of the Supreme Court during the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those charged in…
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Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years: report
Brazil recorded its biggest annual fall in greenhouse gas emissions last year since 2009, according to statistics released Monday,…
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Brazil's former president Bolsonaro found guilty of coup plot
The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been convicted of plotting a military coup. Three out of five Supreme Court justices…
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Brazil ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Sao Paulo to protest his Supreme Court trial
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday attended a public demonstration in Sao Paulo to protest against his…
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Brazil confronts military officers accused of plotting a coup in historic trial
SAO PAULO (AP) — When Lt. Col. Mauro Cid arrived at Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to testify against his onetime ally, former Defense…
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What to know about Bolsonaro's trial now that he has testified over an alleged coup plot
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has finally testified before the country's Supreme Court over an alleged plot to…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro slams 'vague' accusations after attempted coup indictment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday dismissed as vague accusations that he orchestrated an…
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Brazilian police arrest ex-Bolsonaro cabinet member in alleged coup plot investigation
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police on Saturday arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a former member of President Jair Bolsonaro’s…
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Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge
Rio de Janeiro (AP) — A military police officer in Brazil 's biggest metropolitan area threw a man off a bridge and into a river early…
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Brazilian police say Bolsonaro was part of coup plot against Lula
Brazil's national police said that former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro "directly and actively participated" in plotting a coup to…
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Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says
Brazil came within a whisker of a far-right military coup and the assassination of a supreme court judge just days before President Luiz…
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Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro indicated over alleged coup attempt
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted over his alleged coup attempt, authorities said Thursday. Bolsonaro, who was in…