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Jair Bolsonaro arrested after tampering with ankle tag ‘out of curiosity’

Brazilian ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody over fears he was going to abscond

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025

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 · Sep 16, 2025

Jail for Bolsonaro by no means signals the end of his political movement

With widespread support at home and from Trump, his heir will take the fight to Lula in the 2026 presidential election

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

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Brazil judge eases Jair Bolsonaro house arrest to allow family visits

Ex-president can see children and grandchildren without prior court approval, but phone and video ban remains

The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025

Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro amid coup plot allegations

The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as legal proceedings investigating an alleged coup plot continue.

Euronews · Aug 5, 2025

US condemns Brazil supreme court judge for ordering house arrest of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro

US claims judge attempting ‘to silence opposition’ as Bolsonaro accused of breaching ban imposed amid fears he may abscond ahead of trial

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025

‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro

US president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival Lula

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025

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Brazil braces for Bolsonaro’s day in court as ex-president testifies over ‘coup plot’

Rightwinger accused of conspiring against democracy says appearance before supreme court will be ‘worth watching’

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025

Outrage in Brazil over reports of new red national football jersey

CBF reportedly considering red jersey ahead of World Cup but rightwingers consider the colour anti-patriotic

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro One Step Closer To Arrest After Being Accused Of Coup Plot That Included Poisoning His Opponent

Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, a foe of Bolsonaro's, will now decide whether to order his arrest

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro charged over plot to poison his successor

The former Brazilian president is accused of being involved in attempted coup d'état

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Brazil’s spy agency accused of illegally targeting Bolsonaro’s foes

Five arrested in investigation of claims Abin monitored and harassed top public figures and politicians

The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2024

Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia

The indictment of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation with more potentially in store

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

Judges ban Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years over ‘appalling lies’

Electoral judges bar former far-right leader from running for office for eight years for ‘appalling lies’ during last year’s election

The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency

A Brazilian magazine has released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2023

Bolsonaro attended meeting about plot to keep him in power, senator says

Senator says he was asked to get justice to make compromising comments on tape as Bolsonaro ‘sat in silence’

WEKU · Feb 2, 2023

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a 6-month visa to remain in the U.S.

The ex-president left Brazil for Florida a week before his supporters rioted in Brasilia. Analysts say his special diplomatic visa expired Tuesday, leaving U.S. authorities to decide his legal status.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Brazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visa

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention to return home, where legal issues await

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Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023

Bolsonaro’s son dismisses idea of father’s extradition by US

The eldest son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that his father doesn’t have a deadline to return to Brazil and dismissed the idea of extradition by the United States.

Reason · Nov 1, 2022

With Lula's Win in Brazil, the Left Dominates Latin America

The question now is whether Bolsonaro’s coalition can remain in place once the man himself is out of power.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2022

After election loss, silence from Brazil’s brash president

Many hours after being defeated, Jair Bolsonaro hadn’t conceded defeat or challenged the results. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva won Sunday’s runoff with 50.9% to Bolsonaro’s 49.1% — the closest election since Brazil’s return to democracy in 1985.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

Brazil election: Lula’s challenge hangs in balance amid voter suppression claims

Tens of millions of progressives turn out in hopes of unseating Jair Bolsonaro from presidency after bitterly fought campaign

The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2022

Fears Bolsonaro may not accept defeat as son cries fraud before Brazil election

Claim of ‘greatest electoral fraud ever seen’ raises concern that far-right president is echoing Donald Trump’s playbook

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2022

Brazil’s fearsome militias: mafia boom increases threat to democracy

Rio’s heavily armed paramilitary groups have exploded in influence in recent years to wield power over dozens of communities

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2022

Bolsonaro tries red scare tactics in Brazil election by raising spectre of Nicaragua

Brazil’s far-right president claims that leftwing rival Lula will repress clergy like Ortega but so far with little apparent success

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