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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

What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out

On Jan. 15, 2026, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered that incarcerated ex-President Jair Bolsonaro be given a significant upgrade in his prison accomodations.

The Conversation

Brazil’s Bolsonaro finds novel way to reduce 27-year sentence: reading books

Former president convicted for coup plot to take advantage of law that knocks four days off jail term for each book read

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Brazil's Supreme Court moves Bolsonaro to larger cell with outdoor area

A Brazilian Supreme Court Justice has ordered the transfer of former President Jair Bolsonaro to a larger cell in the Papuda Penitentiary Complex

The Independent UK

Jair Bolsonaro had surgery for his hiccups. How to know when hiccups need medical intervention

Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro was recently reported to have undergone three medical treatments to stop a bout of persistent hiccups. While hiccups are usually harmless and short-lived, his case highlights a condition that can, in rare circumstances, become medically significant.

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4 pivotal elections around the world that will pose a test to democracy in 2026

Amid increasing polarisation, disinformation and economic anxieties, the health of representative democracies will be tested in elections across all continents in 2026.

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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

Jair Bolsonaro undergoes second procedure to treat persistent hiccups

Former Brazilian president underwent a phrenic nerve block while temporarily released from prison for surgery

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees

A Brazilian judge has issued house arrest orders for 10 people involved in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after his 2022 election loss

The Independent UK

Jailed former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro undergoes hernia surgery

He is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro supporters ‘cancel’ Havaianas flip-flop brand over television ad

Son of jailed former Brazilian president says spokesperson for ‘national symbol’ sandals is ‘openly left wing’

The Guardian - UK

Reward countries that toe the line, punish those that don’t: that’s how Trump is exerting control in Latin America

His interference in the region has been aided by the collapse of the leftist forces that once pushed back against US imperialism, says Jordana Timerman, a journalist based in Buenos Aires

The Guardian - UK

A Brazilian judge allows ex-President Bolsonaro to leave prison for a hernia surgery

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup since November, will be allowed to leave prison for a hernia surgery

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Oscar contender ‘The Secret Agent’ capitalizes on the rise of Brazilian cinema

The Brazilian film “The Secret Agent” is opening nationwide in U.S. theaters

The Independent UK

Brazil's lower house removes Bolsonaro's son and former intelligence agency head from their seats

Brazil’s lower house speaker Hugo Motta has decided to remove two lawmakers close to former President Jair Bolsonaro from their seats in the latest blow to the far-right leader serving a 27-year jail sentence for leading a coup attempt

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian president vows to veto bill cutting Jair Bolsonaro’s prison term

Lula acknowledges his decision to uphold 27-year sentence could be overridden by conservative lawmakers

The Guardian - US

How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy

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US treasury lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over Bolsonaro case

Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife had been under Global Magnitsky sanctions after conviction of ex-president

The Independent UK

US removes Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his wife from sanctions list

The U.S. has removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list

The Guardian - US

Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in ‘heroic’ biopic

Actor, who starred in The Passion of the Christ, will play the disgraced ex-Brazilian president in film written by his one-time secretary of culture

Euronews

Bolsonaro's eldest son says his father backs him to run for Brazil presidency in 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, said his father backed him to represent the party and run for Brazil's presidency in 2026. The senator vouched to 'continue the nation's project'.

The Conversation

Why China is watching Trump’s Venezuela campaign closely

Donald Trump’s campaign against Venezuela escalated recently with the US president announcing that the country’s airspace should be considered “closed”. This is a move that has preceded US military interventions in the past, perhaps most notably in Iraq in 2003.

The Guardian - UK

‘Foam that’s washed away’: support dissolves as Bolsonaro starts 27-year jail term

Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prison

Latin Times

Jair Bolsonaro Begins 27-Year Prison Sentence In Brazil Over Failed Coup Plot

Former President Jair Bolsonaro was ordered by Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to begin serving a 27-year sentence related to a failed coup plot following the 2022 presidential elections.

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