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Capital cities around the world you might not realise were purpose-built

From the modernist beauty of Brasília to the eerily empty Ciudad de la Paz, it’s time to add these planned cities to your pub quiz knowledge.

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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup

Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses

The Guardian - US

Crowds cheer in Brasília after Bolsonaro convicted of coup attempt

Opponents of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro celebrated across Brasília on Thursday night after the Supreme Court sentenced him to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup.

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Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil

Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s our last resort’: Bolsonaro supporters beg Trump to intervene in ex-president’s coup trial

Rightwing protesters take to the streets in Brazil with supreme court soon to give its ruling over alleged 2022 plot

The Guardian - UK

Judge investigating 2023 coup was court bomb target, say Brazilian police

Police name 59-year-old with explosive devices said to have killed himself after trying to enter court in Brasília

The Guardian - UK

Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo

Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flights

The Guardian - UK

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Lula hails ‘victory of democracy’ on anniversary of pro-Bolsonaro uprising

Brazilian leaders mark first anniversary of insurrection in Brasília that saw Bolsonaristas attempt to topple new government

The Guardian - US

Indigenous women are showing us how to fight for environmental and human rights

During a recent trip to Brazil I saw how Indigenous women activists there have completely changed the political landscape

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Marta scored more World Cup goals than any woman or man. Now she hopes to win

She is repeatedly named world player of the year. But a World Cup title has eluded the Brazilian superstar, and at 37, this may be her last shot at it.

WEKU

Bolsonaro's political future in the balance as judges deliberate

BRASíLIA - Far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's political future hangs in the balance as a panel of seven judges weigh barring him from public office for years over attacks on Brazil's electoral system.

Bangkok Post

Lavrov’s Brazil visit highlights Lula’s neutral foreign policy despite US dismay

Brasília encounter, like Brazilian president’s recent trip to China and offer of peacemaking in Ukraine, is part of diplomatic reset

The Guardian - US

Exiled Bolsonaro lives it up in Florida as legal woes grow back home

Ex-Brazilian president faces criminal inquiries, including an investigation into his alleged role in the Brasília uprising

The Guardian - US

The Guardian view on Brazil and the Bolsonaristas: it’s not over yet

Editorial: The violent attack on government buildings in Brasília following Lula’s inauguration should set off alarm bells outside the country too

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The Guardian - UK

After the rampage: Brazil’s new leaders to fight hard in wake of ‘insane’ coup attempt

Lula’s government claims it has ‘absolute control’ after storming of capital by Bolsonaro supporters, but failed putsch is not over, say insiders

The Guardian - UK

Jair Bolsonaro to be investigated as part of inquiry into far-right Brazil riot

Former president shared a video questioning last year’s election result after his supporters stormed Brasília’s democratic institutions

WEKU

Democrats push for Bolsonaro to be booted from the U.S. as Brazil investigates riots

Brazil is widening its investigations into how thousands of supporters of former president ransacked government buildings. But with Jair Bolsonaro still in Florida, Democratic lawmakers want him out.

The Guardian - US

More than 70 US and Brazilian lawmakers condemn Trump-Bolsonaro alliance

Exclusive: congresswoman Ilhan Omar leads joint statement focused on Sunday’s riots in Brasília and January 6 insurrection

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WEKU

The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media — and by Trump allies

The Guardian - US

Brazil envoy decries ‘grotesque and failed assault’ on democracy

Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutions

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why the former Brazil president is responsible for the riots

In today’s newsletter: For years Jair Bolsonaro set the anti-democratic tone that fomented Sunday’s attacks. Our Latin America correspondent explains how

WEKU

Bolsonaro lays low in Florida as Brazil cracks down on riots by his supporters

Brazilian authorities arrested over 1,500 people following Sunday's assault on top government buildings by supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who's taken temporary residence in the U.S.

The Guardian - US

‘They were in ecstasy’: how Bolsonaro mob’s orgy of violence rocked Brasília

Far-right rioters say they came to overthrow President Lula in attack that echoed January 6 assault on US Capitol

Salon

Chaos in Brazil: Bolsonaro's in Florida

After massive attack by Bolsonaro supporters in Brasília, Democrats suggest exiled ex-president should be sent back

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Lula vows to punish Bolsonaro supporters who stormed congress

President tours scene of riot and orders federal government to take control of policing in Brasília. Plus, the treasure hunt for £15m Nazi hoard

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