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Jair Bolsonaro
The latest news and top stories on Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. In the 2022 general election, Bolsonaro lost to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and on January 8 2023, Bolsonaro's supporters stormed federal government buildings, calling for a coup d'état. A subsequent investigation revealed that Bolsonaro had planned a coup with the military to keep himself in power, and in September 2025 he was convicted and sentenced to 27 years in prison.
Protesters rally against the sentence-reduction bill in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill slashing Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term

The proposed law could see the ex-president spend just over two years behind bars for an attempted coup.

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

United States

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Brazil

Bolsonaro’s son says he could drop his Brazil presidency bid ‘for a price’

Flavio Bolsonaro’s announcement comes as his allies push for amnesty for his father, the jailed former president.

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt

Top court closes the case against Brazil’s far-right former president, who was convicted of plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat.

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Brazil’s top court upholds jailing of Bolsonaro after ‘attempt to flee’

Top court panel unanimously rules the former president should remain arrested after admitting he broke his ankle monitor.

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro blames ‘hallucinations’ for violating ankle monitor

Supreme Court justice ordered ex-president’s arrest after the monitor violation, following his 27-year sentence for attempting a coup.

A person holds a cut-out of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro during a vigil in Brasilia on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro’s arrested amid escape plot fears

Supreme Court Justice orders arrest, confirming Bolsonaro showed intent to ‘break his ankle monitor’ in clear attempt to escape and flee Brazil.

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro could be in jail within weeks after coup plot verdict upheld

The former president was convicted in September for attempting to prevent President Lula from taking power after the 2022 polls.

Donald Trump

US Senate passes bill to end Trump tariffs against Brazil

Five Republicans crossed partisan lines to back the measure, but it is expected to be blocked by their party’s lawmakers in the House.

People walk along the National Mall near the US Capitol building on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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Brazil’s Lula asks Trump to scrap tariffs as leaders agree to meet after ‘friendly’ call

Video call boosts prospects for cooperation despite months of tension over tariffs and the case against former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged US President Donald Trump to lift punitive trade tariffs in their first official talks Monday after months of animosity. Photo: AFP
Brazil

US targets wife of Brazilian Supreme Court judge Moraes with sanctions

The US also revoked the visas of six Brazilian judicial officials as sanctions deepen the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

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Brazil

Brazilians protest against bill that could lead to a pardon for Bolsonaro.

The bill would make it harder to launch criminal proceedings against lawmakers. Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup.

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer

The ex-president was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election.

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital on Wednesday after spending the night there for treatment. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting coup

The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right leader spend the rest of his days in jail.

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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at the garage of his residence in Brasilia on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil judge votes to acquit in Bolsonaro coup case, breaking with peers

The five-judge panel still seems likely to convict the ex-president, but the vote by Luiz Fux raises the odds of an appeal if that happens.

Americas and the Caribbean

First 2 of 5 judges in Bolsonaro coup trial vote to convict

The panel is now only one vote away from convicting the ex-president, in a case that has angered US ally Donald Trump.

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Brazil court mulls Bolsonaro’s fate, shrugging off US ‘threats’

Brazil case could see the ex-president and Trump ally sentenced to over 40 years in prison for an alleged coup attempt.

An inflatable figure depicting Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is seen near protesters during a demonstration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Brazil

Coup trial verdict for Bolsonaro threatens to fracture Brazil’s right

With a potential prison sentence looming for the former president, a power struggle could emerge among his allies to inherit control of the movement.

Brazil

Brazil’s Bolsonaro under 24-hour police watch over ‘flight risk’

Ex-president’s coup-plotting trial nears a verdict, with prosecutors pointing to a drafted asylum request as evidence he may try to flee.

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for medical exams

The ex-president is awaiting trial for an alleged coup attempt after his 2022 election defeat by leftist leader Lula da Silva.

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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (centre) leaves a branch of the DF Star hospital services in Brasilia on Saturday. Photo: EPA
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Bolsonaro placed under house arrest, heightening Brazil-US tensions

Trump administration lashes Supreme Court justice who ordered house arrest of former president.

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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro talks to unidentified people at his home after Brazil’s Supreme Court put him under house arrest. Photo: Folhapress via Reuters
Brazil

US sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing case of Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro

Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the criminal case against ex-president Bolsonaro, is accused of suppressing freedom of expression.

Brazil

Police raid Bolsonaro’s home as US revokes Brazil judge’s visa in widening feud

Washington’s move came after judge Moraes imposed ‘suffocating’ curbs on the former leader, who is facing coup charges.

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Brazil court orders raids on ex-president Bolsonaro for colluding with Trump

Bolsonaro has also been ordered to wear an ankle bracelet, stop using social media and cease communications with his son.

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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro speaks at the Federal Senate in Brasilia on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Brazil

Brazil’s Bolsonaro rallies supporters as he faces jail for alleged coup plot

Facing charges for an alleged coup plot and banned from public office, the ex-leader addressed thousands, expressing political ambitions.

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a rally on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalised with abdominal pain, in ‘stable’ condition

Former president has had recurring health problems since September 2018 when an attacker stabbed him at a presidential campaign rally.

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

A conviction could spell the end of the ex-president’s hopes of making a Trump-style comeback and land him in prison for over 40 years.

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