Brazil’s Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer days after being convicted of coup

Medical tests on Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro this week showed the presence of an early type of skin cancer, ...

Brazil's Congress fast-tracks amnesty bill that could include Bolsonaro

Brazil's lower house of Congress has voted to fast-track an amnesty bill backed by the right-wing opposition that could ...

Brazil’s version of Trump — Jair Bolsonaro — is headed to jail (Letters)

Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted Jair Bolsonaro of the crimes involved in his violent coup attempt, by an overwhelming ...

Brazil's Democracy Is Not Safer After Bolsonaro's Conviction

The conviction is reshaping Brazilian politics, but critics warn that the decision could blur the line between defending ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro is going to prison. Here is how he can get out

BRASILIA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to prison until the age of 97.

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the ...

Bolsonaro conviction breaks Brazil’s record of handing impunity to coup plotters and may protect its democracy from military interference

The foiled coup plot was hatched after Bolsonaro, a former military officer, lost his bid to be reelected in October 2022. He refused to accept defeat and urged his supporters to take to the streets ...
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Brazil Reacts to Bolsonaro Verdict

On Thursday, one day earlier than planned, the first panel of the Brazilian Supreme Court* issued guilty verdicts for former ...