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80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City

Politics Sep 23

7 key moments from Trump’s U.N. speech

By Joshua Barajas, Dan Cooney

World Sep 22

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino visits Brasil
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Brazil’s Lula pushes for ‘civilized relationship’ with U.S. amid tensions with Trump

World dignitaries are gathering this week for the UN General Assembly. The first speech will come from Brazil's president, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula's predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, has become an explosive issue in U.S.-Brazilian relations. President Trump levied a…

By Zeba Warsi, Morgan Till

World Sep 13

Reactions following Bolsonaro's conviction
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.

By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press

World Sep 12

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
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.

By Mauricio Savarese, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press

World Sep 11

FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at his home while under house arrest, in Brasilia
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of attempted coup

The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to over 27 years in prison after he was found guilty of attempting to use military force to overturn an election and plotting to assassinate current President Luiz Inacio Lula da…

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

Sep 11

Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup attempt

By Mauricio Savarese, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press

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.

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Sep 02

Verdict and sentencing phase of ‘historic’ attempted coup trial of Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins

By Eléonore Hughes, Lucas Dumphreys, Associated Press

A guilty verdict on the coup charge could mean up to 12 years in prison.

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Aug 20

Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina and seek asylum

By Mauricio Savarese, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press

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.

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Aug 16

Judge in Brazil lets Bolsonaro temporarily leave house arrest for medical exams

By Associated Press

Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams in Brasilia, after a judge authorized him to spend six to eight hours at a hospital.

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Aug 06

Brazilian Supreme Court justice eases Bolsonaro’s house arrest to allow unrestricted family visits

By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

The conservative former leader is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his election loss to current leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing.

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