World Sep 22 Watch 10:28 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 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 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 Watch 8:58 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading