Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy
Brazilโs Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaroโs two-night stay at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia, amid widespread speculation from his opponents that he may have been attempting to evade arrest.
Several probes target Brazil's Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaroโs term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his successor, and instead made plans to travel abroad.
Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally accused of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.
Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat
Judicial documents show that top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it.
Brazilโs Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides have met with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaroโs successor, Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva.
Brazil's police investigate Bolsonaro's intelligence boss over alleged political spying
Court records show that Brazilโs federal police are investigating the countryโs former intelligence chief as part of a wider probe into alleged spying on political opponents under former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
Brazil has observed the anniversary of last yearโs uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva from office.
Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital
Brazilโs Supreme Court has handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore the right-wing leader to office.
Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land
Indigenous women in Brazilโs capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim womenโs rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands.
In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest dropped 33.6% in the first six months of President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silvaโs term, providing an encouraging sign for his administration's environmental efforts.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030
A panel of judges voted to bar far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office again for seven years after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the countryโs electronic voting system.
Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of Lula
In a rejection of early moves by President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva who took office in January, Brazilโs Congress has stripped powers from the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists.
Paraguay: Populist candidate fires up protesters after vote
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Paraguayโs capital for the second straight day of demonstrations alleging that this weekendโs presidential elections were marred by fraud, a claim that President-elect Santiago Peรฑa, electoral authorities and international observers roundly dismissed.
Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize
Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale projects aimed at facilitating soybean exports in the Tapajos River Basin.
Brazil's Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities
A representative of Brazilโs former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday has handed a set of diamond jewelry over to a state bank, as ordered by a government watchdog and amid investigations into the presidentโs involvement in bringing the jewels from Saudi Arabia.
Brazil delegation visits Amazon region where pair died
A delegation from the Brazilian government that includes widows of two slain men who had worked for justice for Indigenous Amazon peoples arrived in the remote region where the two were slain Monday in a symbolic retake of the place, now that a new government has taken office in Brazil.
Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims - and others
Rio de Janeiro has opened the doors to a Holocaust Memorial that honors not only Jewish victims, but also lesser-known groups likewise persecuted by the Nazi regime, including artists, anarchists, masons, Roma people, Jehovahโs Witnesses, gay people and the disabled.
Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot
Brazilโs Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the countryโs Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift escalation in the probe that shows the ex-leader could face legal consequences for an extremist movement he helped build.
Authorities probe who was behind uprising in Brazil capital
Brazilian authorities say they are looking into who may have been behind the shocking uprising that sent protesters storming into the nationโs halls of power in a riot that had striking similarities to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil's top government offices
Authorities have reestablished control of Brazilian government buildings in the capital several hours after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace.