Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, will face trial on charges that he oversaw a vast scheme to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections, […]
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Brazilian ex-President Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial over alleged coup plan
A panel of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged attempt to stay in office […]
Son of Jair Bolsonaro Says He Will Seek Political Asylum in the U.S.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian congressman and a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, said on Tuesday that he would seek political asylum in the United […]
At CPAC, Leaders of the Global Right See a New World, Led by Trump
To longstanding American allies in Europe, remarks by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance about Ukraine and Germany this month represented one of the […]
Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
President Trump’s media company sued a Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday, accusing him of illegally censoring right-wing voices on social media. The unusual move […]
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, was charged Tuesday with overseeing a vast scheme to try to undermine his nation’s trust in the 2022 elections and […]
Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan
Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. Prosecutor-General […]
Bolsonaro Hid at Hungary’s Embassy. Not For Asylum, He Says, Maybe Love.
When we first watched the surveillance footage, we were stunned. There was the Hungarian ambassador to Brazil pacing nervously in the embassy. There was Jair […]
Why Trump Is Returning to Power While Bolsonaro Faces Prison
There is arguably no statesman who cuts such a striking political resemblance to Donald J. Trump than Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president. The two men […]
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Looks to Trump and the U.S. to Avoid Prison
Jair Bolsonaro has had a rough couple of years: election losses, criminal cases, questionable embassy sleepovers. So when he finally received a piece of good […]