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Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams in ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro, former president charged with masterminding coup plot and a Trump ally, ordered under house arrest

A Brazil Supreme Court justice ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly ...

Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro meets US Treasury chief amid push for sanctions

Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said on Friday he met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this week, as he ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations in final court statement

SAO PAULO -- Lawyers for Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro denied coup charges against him during their final defense ...

Verdict and sentencing for Brazil's Bolsonaro is set for early September

The court said the five-justice panel that heard the right-wing leader's case will deliver verdicts and sentences on the five ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump

Former President Jair Bolsonaro is on trial before the Supreme Court on charges he conspired with allies to violently ...

US agrees to talks with Brazilian WTO delegates on tariffs

The United States has agreed to Brazil's request to enter talks with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to discuss the 50 ...
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A Tipping Point for Free Speech and Judicial Independence in Brazil

On August 4, Brazil’s Supreme Court justice issued a house arrest order for former president Jair Bolsonaro and prohibited ...