‘Can be more serious’: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer; health woes continue

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro departs a hospital where he received medical treatment as he returns home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP) Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last week of leading an attempted coup, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, his doctor said on Wednesday.“Two tested positive for a […]

‘He was a good man’: Donald Trump slams Jair Bolsonaro verdict; denies further sanctions on Brazil

Donald Trump talks to reporters US President Donald Trump on Thursday sharply criticized Brazil’s Supreme Court for sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election results. He called the ruling “very surprising” and made vague references to his own legal battles in […]

Bolsonaro coup trial: Brazil SC votes to convict ex-president; could face 40 years in jail

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday reached the majority needed to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, making a lengthy prison term likely, AFP reported.Judge Carmen Lucia was the third of five judges to find the 70-year-old far-right leader guilty of trying to reclaim power after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro faces fresh allegations: Ex-president received $ 5mn over a year – money laundering case | World News

Jair Bolsonaro (Pic credit: ANI) Brazilian federal police have accused former president Jair Bolsonaro of receiving more than 30 million reais ($5 million) without apparent justification between March 2023 and February 2024. According to investigators, Brazil’s financial watchdog suspects a case of money laundering involving Bolsonaro. They allege Bolsonaro received the funds, most of them […]

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro under house arrest: SC cites restrictions breach; phones seized, visitors banned

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro (Image credits: AP) Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday was placed under house arrest by the country’s Supreme Court as he stands trial for allegedly attempting to orchestrate a coup following his 2022 election loss to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.The order, issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre […]

Brazilian judge threatens Bolsonaro over speech shared on social media

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro shows an electronic ankle monitor that the Supreme Court ordered him to wear. (Image: AP) BRASILIA: A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened former president Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a “violation” of a social media ban, according […]

Brazilian coup trial: Bolsonaro admits to finding ‘alternative ways’ to remain in power – what former President said in court

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro (AP) Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has admitted at his trial in the Supreme Court that he allegedly took part in meetings to seek “ alternative ways” to remain in power after his defeat in the 2022 elections. But he has denied involvement in staging any coup. After two hours […]

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro transferred to Brasilia after hospitalization for abdominal pain

SAO PAULO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier. Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday morning while traveling in northeastern Brazil. The pain was caused by a bowel obstruction and was related to long-term effects of being […]

Bolsonaro trial: A political reset for Brazil?

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro BRASILIA: With far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro headed for trial on coup charges, Brazilians are starting to contemplate a future without the polarizing populist in the picture.The 70-year-old risks a prison sentence of 40 years and political banishment if found guilty of seeking to wrest power from Luiz Inacio Lula […]