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Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and son of obstructing coup trial

Brazilian police called Wednesday for former president Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo to be charged with obstruction of justice for attempting to interfere with the ex-leader's trial over plotting ...

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 ...

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 Wanted America’s Help Mining Rare Earths. Then Came Tariffs.

Tensions between President Trump and Brazil’s leader could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest reserve of the minerals.

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 ...