Brazil Stood Up for Its Democracy. Why Didn’t the U.S.?
Jair Bolsonaro was made to answer for trying to overturn an election.
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
Bolsonaro never formally conceded his narrow electoral defeat to Lula in October 2022, insinuating that instead the election had been stolen. In 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court ruled that he ...
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Brazil charges Bolsonaro with leading plot to seize power, kill rivals
RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Brazilian president ... in the United States, where President Donald Trump largely evaded consequences. Upon his return to the White House last month, Trump swiftly ...
New York Post22d
Trump Media, Rumble sue controversial Brazil judge who feuded with Elon Musk
President Trump’s Trump Media ... he spearheaded a crusade against perceived attacks on democracy and the political use of disinformation in Brazil. Brazil’s Supreme Court and Moraes ...
France 2423d
Bolsonaro: Brazil's polarising ex-president mired in legal woes
When he survived a knife attack ... Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, he was elected in 1990 to the lower house of Congress, where he served from the following year until becoming ...
Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes
Trump said he would double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum for Canada, prompting Ontario to back down on its ...
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Bolsonaro seeks political lifeline after coup charge
After Brazil’s top prosecutor charged former president Jair Bolsonaro with plotting ... He was expected to meet with lower house lawmakers on Wednesday. “The clean record law today only ...