How a Jim Caviezel film got mixed up in a Brazilian political scandal

By Manuela Andreoni, Isabel Teles and Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO, May 15 (Reuters) - American actor Jim Caviezel's upcoming feature "Dark Horse," a biopic about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, ...

Bolsonaro reversal on ties to jailed banker leaves allies reeling

Allies of Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro scrambled on Thursday to play down ties to a jailed banker that threatened his odds in ...
The Economist

A bombshell leak threatens Flávio Bolsonaro’s election bid

On betting markets, where Flávio had been favourite to win the presidency, he plunged into second place by ten points. The ...

Brazil’s Congress overrides Lula’s veto of a bill to reduce Bolsonaro’s sentence

Brazil’s Congress has reduced former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence, a move that will likely be appealed to the country’s Supreme Court.

Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro

President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court ...
NBC New York

What to know after Brazil's Bolsonaro convicted and sentenced for coup attempt

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing his reelection bid in 2022. He is the first former president found guilty of trying ...
Union-Bulletin

Brazil Supreme Court suspends law to shorten Bolsonaro sentence

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspended the application of legislation that would reduce the amount of time former President Jair Bolsonaro and others will serve for plotting a ...

‘Amazon of America’: film paints vision of a post-coup Brazil giving up rainforest

Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples ...