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Milei Plans July 25th Brazil Visit To Back Flavio Bolsonaro While Brasilia Says No to Jair Bolsonaro Visit

Argentina's president heads to São Paulo to endorse a presidential challenger — a trip that reveals more about Brazil's crackdown on its jailed former leader than about Milei himself.

Latin Times

US designates Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organisations

The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organisations, the Red Command and First Capital Command, as terrorist organisations, escalating tensions with Brasilia, which strongly opposes the move. US officials said the groups operate transnational criminal networks and pose a security threat.

France 24

Thousands of Indigenous people march in Brasilia for land rights

Around 7,000 Indigenous people rallied in Brasilia against land grabs, mining and logging, pressing Lula to honour rights and protect the Amazon.

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In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights

The Independent UK

Former Brazilian leader Bolsonaro's health improves and he could serve sentence under house arrest

One of his doctors says former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been transferred to a regular hospital room in the capital of Brasilia as he continues to recover from pneumonia

The Independent UK

Lightning strike at Brasilia rally injures 89 Bolsonaro supporters

Eighty-nine people were injured by lightning at a rally supporting former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, as the demonstrators gathered to demand Bolsonaro's release from prison.

Euronews

Bolsonaro leaves Brazilian prison to undergo medical examinations after fall from his bed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has temporarily left a prison in Brasilia for medical examinations after hitting his head

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Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to jail in capital Brasilia

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery

The Independent UK

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started to serve a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after he was convicted for leading a coup attempt following his 2022 presidential election loss, despite pressure and protest from US President Donald Trump.

Euronews

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison sentence

The far-right leader was taken into custody on Saturday after attempting to break his ankle monitor

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro Adds Skin Cancer To Medical Woes

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last week of leading an attempted coup, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, his doctor said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Brazil’s Bolsonaro goes to hospital for the second time since his coup trial conviction

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has returned to a hospital in Brasilia

The Independent UK

Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for hospital visit

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has left his home in Brasilia where he is under house arrest to undergo a medical procedure at a nearby hospital

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict – what it means for US-Brazil relations

US President Donald Trump has slammed former president’s trial for attempted coup as a ‘witch-hunt’.

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International Business Times

In Divided Brasilia, Some Celebrate Bolsonaro Conviction, Others Fume

Patrons of a bar in Brasilia cheered and applauded Thursday as ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's guilty verdict appeared on a giant screen in scenes reminiscent of a football match.

International Business Times

Brazil's Bolsonaro Faces Prison After Coup Plotting Conviction

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday convicted firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, sealing his fate with a 4-1 vote that could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

Euronews

Brazil's former president Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting attempted coup

Four out of five Brazilian supreme court judges voted on Thursday to convict the former president of mounting coup to try and stay in power.

International Business Times

2-1: First Not-guilty Vote In Bolsonaro Coup Trial, Two To Go

A Brazilian judge on Wednesday returned the first not-guilty vote in the coup-plotting trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, shifting all eyes on the last two of his colleagues left to vote following two guilty findings.

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The Independent UK

What to know about the verdict and sentencing phase of Bolsonaro's trial in Brazil

The verdict and sentencing phase in the coup trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro starts Tuesday at the Supreme Court in Brasilia

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Brazil's former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday for medical exams in Brasilia

International Business Times

Bolsonaro Leads Rally At Site Of 2023 Brazil Insurrection

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who faces a trial on coup charges, vowed Wednesday to "continue the fight" at a protest to demand amnesty for people convicted over a failed right-wing insurrection.

International Business Times

Brazil Ex-president Bolsonaro Surgery Ends 'With Success'

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro underwent a successful intestinal surgery in Brasilia on Sunday, his wife said, going through a marathon operation after being hospitalized for "unbearable" pain linked to a 2018 stabbing attack.

The Independent UK

Brazil's former President Bolsonaro undergoes new surgery for bowel obstruction

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is undergoing a new surgery in Brasilia

The Independent UK

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro remains hospitalized with abdominal pain

Doctors say former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains hospitalized with abdominal pain and is expected to be transferred by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia

International Business Times

Legal Woes Of Brazilian Presidents Past And Present

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been ordered to stand trial on charges of plotting a coup, is the latest leader of Latin America's biggest economy to face court proceedings.

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