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Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was taken into custody on November 22 after it was determined there was a “high risk” of him attempting to flee to a foreign embassy. The arrest took place as the Brazilian supreme court was analysing Bolsonaro’s final appeal against a 27-year prison sentence for…

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Bolsonaro’s indictment over alleged coup plot signals shift in Brazil’s approach to political accountability

The Brazilian attorney-general has charged the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, with participating in a plot to cling to power through a coup d’etat in 2022. If Bolsonaro is convicted, he could spend between 38 and 43 years in prison.

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Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’

Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I’m Still Here

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Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says

Senior Brazil military figures backed plot to seize power after Bolsonaro’s election defeat, federal documents allege

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s Bolsonaro and allies accused of plotting to overthrow democracy

Federal police name 37 individuals, including the ex-president and top military officials, in a major coup investigation

The Independent UK

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état

Police accuse 37 people of crimes including conspiracy and trying to tear down one of world’s largest democracies

The Guardian - US

'Hour Of Truth' For Brazil's Bolsonaro

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is reeling from a damning avalanche of revelations that emerged Thursday as police targeted him and his inner circle in an investigation for allegedly plotting a coup.

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Lawmakers in Brazil say Bolsonaro should be charged with attempting to stage a coup

Former president Bolosnaro rejected the report's findings, issued by lawmakers mostly allied with the current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as biased. "It's completely biased," Bolsonaro said.

WEKU

Bolsonaro met with army, navy and air force heads to discuss coup – reports

Claims by former Brazilian president’s ex-secretary prompt calls for alleged rightwing conspirators to be brought to justice

The Guardian - US

Brazil: Lula security chief resigns after leaked footage of far-right palace riot

Video shows Gonçalves Dias inside presidential palace as supporters of Bolsonaro went on the rampage in January

The Guardian - US

Exclusive-CIA chief told Bolsonaro government not to mess with Brazil election, sources say

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director last year told senior Brazilian officials that President Jair Bolsonaro should stop casting doubt on his country's voting system ahead of the October election, sources told Reuters.

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