Bolsonaro house arrest bid fails: Brazil top court rejects plea; health concerns dismissed

January 1, 2026
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Bolsonaro house arrest bid fails: Brazil top court rejects plea; health concerns dismissed

[ad_1] Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro (File photo) Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday turned down former president Jair Bolsonaro’s plea to serve his prison term under house arrest, according to a court ruling.Bolsonaro’s legal team had filed the request a day earlier, arguing that the 70-year-old should be allowed to remain at home on health […]

June 5, 2025
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Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has died at 68

[ad_1] Edgar Chagwa Lungu (Image credit: AP) Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who served as the leader of the southern African nation from 2015-2021, died Thursday, his daughter said. He was 68. Lungu’s daughter, Tasila Lungu-Mwansa, announced his death in a video posted on the official Facebook page of his political party, the Patriotic Front. […]