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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mauricio Savarese and Carla Bridi

Judges ban Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years

AP

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro's political career is in tatters, with him having been barred from public office for eight years.

A panel of judges voted to make the far-right politician ineligible after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system.

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