The Latest Breaking News from Jair Bolsonaro

U.N. committee finds Brazil graft probe violated Lula's rights

The U.N. human rights committee said on Thursday that Brazil graft investigators violated due process in bringing a case against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that led to his imprisonment and barred him from running for office in 2018.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

Why public trust in elections is being undermined by global disinformation campaigns

Public trust in elections is being targeted around the world by a series of disinformation campaigns from a range of international players. This is giving rise to an increasing lack of trust in how votes are counted.

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022

Brazil's lower house approves measure to make welfare program permanent

Brazil's lower house approved on Wednesday a measure that makes permanent the 400 reais ($80.58) Auxilio Brasil monthly welfare program for families in poverty situations, months ahead of the country's October presidential election. 

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

U.S. looks for closer ties to Brazil at a time of turmoil and war

U.S. State Department officials held their first high-level talks with the Brazilian government since 2019 on Monday, reinforcing ties between the Western Hemisphere's two largest democracies despite their differences over the Ukraine war.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Brazil Defense Ministry rejects judge's comments on anti-democratic guidance

Brazil's Defense Minister joined a feud between the country's Supreme Court and his boss, right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, disputing statements by a Supreme Court judge who said the Armed Forces were being encouraged to discredit the country's voting system.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022

Lula lead narrows, Bolsonaro rejection steady in new Brazil poll

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead in the Brazilian presidential race continued to narrow, a new poll showed on Monday, although voters still overwhelmingly disapproved of how President Jair Bolsonaro has governed.

Reuters · Apr 25, 2022

‘Like a football idol’: Bolsonaro claws back support after poor Covid response

President is touring Brazil in bid to win back voters before October election – and appears to be making headway

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022

‘Carnival is politics’: revellers bring anti-Bolsonaro sentiment to Rio’s streets

With elections less than six months away, many see festival as a chance to vent their anger at far-right president

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

Brazil opposition party files complaint against Bolsonaro's pardon for ally

An opposition party on Friday filed a constitutional complaint at Brazil's Supreme Court against a pardon granted by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to an ally who the court sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for anti-democratic threats.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Brazil's Bolsonaro pardons political ally, snubbing Supreme Court

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he would pardon an allied federal congressman who was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison by the Supreme Court, a move likely to heighten tensions between the nation's executive and judiciary during an election year.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022