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Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams in ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro, former president charged with masterminding coup plot and a Trump ally, ordered under house arrest

A Brazil Supreme Court justice ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly ...

Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro planned to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

Brazil's former President Bolsonaro faces obstruction of justice accusations, alleged coup plot, and asylum request in Argentina.

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations in final court statement

SAO PAULO -- Lawyers for Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro denied coup charges against him during their final defense ...

Verdict and sentencing for Brazil’s Bolsonaro is set for early September

Brazil's Supreme Court has announced that it will deliver a verdict and sentence in the coup trial against former Brazilian ...

Brazil pushes back against US as dispute widens

Donald Trump threatened Brazilian imports with a 50% tariff for what he says is the “witch hunt” of rightist former President ...
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A Tipping Point for Free Speech and Judicial Independence in Brazil

On August 4, Brazil’s Supreme Court justice issued a house arrest order for former president Jair Bolsonaro and prohibited ...

Exclusive-Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro warns of more US sanctions, maybe tariffs

By Marcelo Teixeira and Luciana Magalhaes WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former ...