World Sep 13 Brazil braces for potential new U.S. sanctions after Bolsonaro’s conviction angers Trump Bolsonaro was convicted Thursday by a Supreme Court panel of an attempted coup aimed at keeping him in power following his October 2022 election defeat to Lula. Trump said he was “very unhappy” with the conviction.
World Sep 12 What to know after Brazil’s Bolsonaro is convicted and sentenced for coup attempt He is the first former president found guilty of trying to overturn an election in the country with the largest economy in Latin America. Bolsonaro has always denied wrongdoing.
World Sep 11 Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup attempt A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.
World Aug 20 Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina and seek asylum Brazil’s federal police said that messages found on the telephone of embattled former President Jair Bolsonaro show that at one point he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum, according to documents seen Wednesday by the Associated Press.
World Dec 21 Passenger bus and truck collide in southeastern Brazil, killing 37 people Authorities said Saturday afternoon that all victims had been removed from the site and an investigation would determine the cause of the accident.
World Nov 21 Brazilian police formally accuse Bolsonaro and his aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt Brazil’s federal police on Thursday formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.
Politics Nov 17 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America” even as Trump is poised to scale back efforts to combat climate…
World Sep 26 Musk’s X asks to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge’s orders, source tells AP X complied with orders to block certain accounts from the platform, name an official legal representative in Brazil, and pay fines imposed for not complying with earlier court orders, Elon Musk's lawyers said in a petition filed Thursday, according to a…
Arts Sep 06 Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes of ‘Mas Que Nada’ fame dies at 83 Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID.
World Aug 15 Venezuelan opposition leader rejects idea of redoing contested presidential election Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote.