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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 Conversation

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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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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 ex-President Bolsanaro ordered to serve 27-year prison sentence over coup plot

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes requested the order to be finalized, preventing Bolsonaro from filing any further appeals.

Axios

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

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

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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…

The Conversation

Former Brazil president Bolsonaro admits trying to break ankle monitor during house arrest

Bolsonaro, 70, was arrested and kept in a cell at the country’s federal police headquarters in the capital, Brasilia

The Independent UK

Brazilian revelers at Rio’s Pride march rejoice after Bolsonaro’s preemptive jailing

Thousands of revelers have gathered on the Copacabana boardwalk for Rio de Janeiro’s annual Pride parade

The Independent UK

Jair Bolsonaro claims ‘psychotic attack’ made him tamper with ankle monitor

Brazil’s former president says he took a soldering iron to electronic tag as he was hallucinating that it was bugged

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro to meet a judge a day after his early arrest

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will meet a judge on Sunday to discuss the legality of his imprisonment during his first full day of preemptive jailing at federal police headquarters

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro's conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup

The Independent UK

Court orders Bolsonaro's arrest after suspicion that he tried to remove electronic bracelet

The former president remains under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, but according to local media, the court has ordered his transfer to prison as a precautionary measure and to maintain public order after a vigil was announced outside, amid suspicions that he may have attempted to escape.

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The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Brazil’s former President arrested over escape plan days before starting 27-year prison sentence

Bolsonaro is an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has called his trial a ‘witch hunt’

The Independent UK

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro seeks house arrest for prison time citing health issues

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers have filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting house arrest citing his poor health

The Guardian - US

Jailhouse shock: Brazil coup monger Bolsonaro finally faces life behind bars

The former president’s far-right supporters have discovered a new interest in prison conditions as incarceration looms

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The Independent UK

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences military officials for planning to kill Lula

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison for attempting a coup and plotting to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Guardian - UK

Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique European festival collaboration

Brazilian actor will star in A Trial – after An Enemy of the People, which examines modern political and environmental conflicts

Latin Times

Could Brazil's Bolsonaro Be Edging Closer to Prison After His Latest Supreme Court Setback?

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro could be edging closer to serving 27 years in prison after the country's Supreme Court rejected an appeal made by his legal defense earlier this month. However, he could still avoid spending time behind bars. Here are the different scenarios.

The Guardian - US

Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back

Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries’ affairs, treating them as vassals

International Business Times UK

From Target To Triumph: Leonardo DiCaprio Backs Amazon Activist Once Falsely Accused By Bolsonaro

Leonardo DiCaprio backs a Brazilian activist once accused by Bolsonaro of burning the Amazon, turning a smear into a global environmental partnership.

The Independent UK

Brazilian environmentalist gets funded by DiCaprio after false forest fire accusation by Bolsonaro

Being falsely accused of setting fire in the Amazon with funds from Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has become a blessing in disguise for Caetano Scannavino

The Independent UK

Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court votes to reject Bolsonaro's appeal, upholding 27-year sentence

Most justices on Brazil's Supreme Court panel have rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal

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