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SAO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to a hospital in capital Brasilia after feeling sick, his son said on Tuesday. Bolsonaro has shown recurring intestinal issues since he was stabbed while campaigning in 2018, including at least six related surgeries, the last one being a 12-hour-long procedure in April. His son, Flavio, said in a …

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has defended the trial which saw his predecessor in office, Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a coup. In an opinion piece published in the New York Times, Lula dismissed the description by US President Donald Trump of the trial as a “witch hunt”, saying that it …

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Some Brazilian historians now count 14 coup attempts in the republic’s 136 years. Some have been successful, including the one that installed a military dictatorship between 1964-1985. But only the latest, which a Supreme Court panel ruled was orchestrated by former President Jair Bolsonaro, ended with prison sentences for its leaders, instigators and supporters, many of …

Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil’s Bolsonaro  Reuters Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction  The Guardian Rubio warns Brazil of US response after Bolsonaro’s conviction for plotting a coup  Fox News Opinion | One Country Knew What to Do When Its President Tried to Steal an Election  The New York Times Chile’s Presidential Favorite Defends Bolsonaro After Conviction  Bloomberg.com Source …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro gets 27-year jail sentence for coup plot  Axios Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup  BBC Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison  CNN Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil’s Bolsonaro  Reuters Majority of Brazilian Supreme Court panel convicts Bolsonaro of attempting a coup  Politico Source link

Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil’s Bolsonaro  Reuters Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup  BBC Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro given 27 years in jail for plotting coup  The Times of Israel Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison  CNN U.S. warns of response to ‘witch hunt’ …

Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks  The New York Times Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump  Reuters Brazil’s ex-president and major Trump ally Bolsonaro placed on house arrest  Fox News Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro, a Trump ally  AP News US steps up efforts to help Bolsonaro avoid jail over alleged coup plot  The Guardian …

SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear who his new Latin America priority is: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a personal and political ally. In doing so, he has damaged one of the Western hemisphere’s most important and long-standing relationships, by levying 50% tariffs that begin to take effect Wednesday on the largest Latin America economy, …

The US has intensified its campaign to help Jair Bolsonaro avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup, with the state department denouncing the decision to place Brazil’s former president under house arrest. “Let Bolsonaro speak!” the department’s bureau of western hemisphere affairs tweeted on Monday night after the far-right populist was confined to his mansion in the capital, Brasília, …

Sao Paulo — A justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the house arrest Monday of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election – a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration. Justice Alexandre …