Jun 30 Brazil’s top electoral court bars Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for 8 years By Mauricio Savarese, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press A panel of judges voted Friday to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system. Continue reading
May 03 Police search Bolsonaro’s home as Brazil probes fake COVID-19 vaccine cards By Carla Bridi, David Biller, Associated Press Brazil's Federal Police have searched former President Jair Bolsonaro's home and seized his phone in what they said was an investigation into alleged falsification of COVID-19 vaccine cards. Continue reading
Mar 30 Former leader Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stint in Florida By Eléonore Hughes, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Former President Jair Bolsonaro has returned to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss. Continue reading
Mar 24 Bolsonaro hands over undeclared jewels to Brazilian authorities By Carla Bridi, Associated Press A representative of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday handed a set of diamond jewelry he received during his presidency over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog amid an investigation into the gifts. Continue reading
Feb 11 Bolsonaro says he plans to return to Brazil in the coming weeks By Carla Bridi, Associated Press Former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday he intends to return to Brazil “in the following weeks.”… Continue reading
Jan 21 Brazil’s army chief fired in aftermath of far-right capital riot By Carla Bridi, Associated Press President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief Saturday amid concerns over threats to the country's democracy following the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters. Continue reading
Jan 14 Brazil reckons with artistic treasures damaged in anti-democratic Jan. 8 riot By Mario Lobao, David Biller, Associated Press The horde of rioters who invaded government buildings on Jan. 8 in an attack on Brazil's democracy left behind a trail of destruction whose full scope is only now coming into full view. Continue reading
Jan 13 Brazil Supreme Court authorizes probe of Bolsonaro for Jan. 8 riot By David Biller, Carla Bridi, Associated Press The Brazilian prosecutor-general's office has asked the Supreme Court to include former president Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation of who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation's capital. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 6:41 Attack on Brazil’s government raises concerns about how U.S. extremism has spread abroad Scenes of Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters storming Brazil’s capital were eerily reminiscent of the Jan. 6 insurrection almost two years to the day. Both attacks were inspired by lies of election fraud, but the ties between the two are deeper. Former… Continue watching
Jan 11 Here’s what’s different about the Brazil attack compared to Jan. 6 By Kenichi Serino The Brasília riot was not simply a repeat of the events in the U.S., experts say – it was different in important ways that are unique to Brazil. Continue reading