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Brazil’s ex-president and major Trump ally Bolsonaro placed on house arrest
Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest by Brazil's Supreme Court after addressing supporters at Rio protest, violating release conditions in election case.
Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro
The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally's judicial situation.
US condemns Brazil Supreme Court order for house arrest for ex-President Jair Bolsonaro
The US State Department has condemned a Brazilian Supreme Court order for the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial over an alleged plot to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election.
Brazil's Bolsonaro appeals house arrest order
Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed on Wednesday a house arrest order imposed against him earlier this week, a document sent to the Supreme Court and seen by Reuters showed. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here.
Brazil's high court orders Bolsonaro's house arrest, angering Trump admin.
Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, prompting swift condemnation from the Trump administration.
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro is placed under house arrest
Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest for violating pre-trial restrictions ahead of Trump's imposition of tariffs to pressure Brazil for what the U.S. president says is political persecution of his ally.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election. Prosecutors
Trump admin. hits Brazil with tariffs, sanctions over Bolsonaro case
U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Brazilian judge overseeing case against former President Jair Bolsonaro days after the State Department revoked visa.
Bolsonaro Unlikely to Back Investor Favorite in Brazil Vote
The odds that Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro will back Tarcisio de Freitas as a candidate in next year’s presidential election are fading, his allies say, a blow to investors who see the Sao Paulo governor as the ideal challenger to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazilian opposition ends Senate protest over Bolsonaro house arrest
Opposition lawmakers in Brazil have ended their occupation of the country's parliament in Brasilia after two days of protest over former president Jair Bolsonaro's house arrest. Opposition leader Rogério Marinho said he was ending the protest in the Senate "so that work can continue as normal,
Brazil and Trump Face Off Over Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump is not happy with Brazil. Trump signed an executive order last week that places a total tariff burden of 50 percent on the country’s ex
Why Trump’s tariffs haven’t gotten Brazil to cave
Trump has tied tariffs so large they are effectively sanctions to an issue Lula’s government has made clear it won’t negotiate on.
Brazil's Supreme Court caught off guard by order to arrest Bolsonaro, sources say
Brazil's Supreme Court was caught off-guard by Justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision late on Monday to place former President ...
US is planning new sanctions on Brazil, says Jair Bolsonaro’s son
Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro predicts Donald Trump will escalate penalties over ex-president’s trial on coup charges ...
US sanctions Brazil’s Supreme Court justice overseeing trial against Trump ally Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice ...
Trump accused of abusing human rights legislation to defend Bolsonaro
Sir William Browder, a naturalised Briton born in the US, spent years lobbying Congress to adopt the law, named after his ...
Vladimir Putin dials Brazil's Lula a day after speaking to PM Narendra Modi amid Donald Trump's tariff war
According to Kremlin statement, Putin and Lula reaffirmed their determination to further strengthen their countries’ ...
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Eduardo Bolsonaro: 'provocateur' inflaming US-Brazil spat
Brazilian congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro is hailed by some as a slayer of tyrants in defense of his coup-accused father.
Brazil summons US chargé d’affaires over embassy's Bolsonaro trial post
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the US chargé d’affaires after the embassy posted comments about the trial of ...