Brazil, Bolsonaro and Coup d'état

Lula says Bolsonaro’s push for amnesty means he's admitting guilt in Brazil coup plot
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says predecessor Jair Bolsonaro is acknowledging his guilt in a case in which he’s accused of plotting a coup to stay in power by focusing on a campaign f
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro charged in connection with alleged coup plot
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election and keep his opponent from taking power, according to documents filed by prosecutors Tuesday evening.
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
The South American country’s attorney general filed five criminal charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others in its Supreme Court on Feb. 18, 2025, detonating political shock waves.
Streamlined charges against Bolsonaro may speed case ahead of 2026 Brazil vote
Brazilian prosecutors presented a streamlined version of charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro this week over a plot to overturn his 2022 electoral loss, which could boost the chances of a final ruling before next year's elections.
Bolsonaro’s indictment over alleged coup plot signals shift in Brazil’s approach to political accountability
The Brazilian attorney-general has charged the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, with participating in a plot to cling to power through a coup d’etat in 2023 milo. If Bolsonaro is convicted,
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Brazil: Works of art broken during Jan. 8 uprising restored for 2nd anniversary ceremony
Brazilian authorities took delivery Wednesday of some 21 works of art that had been vandalized during the Jan.8, 2023, uprisings in Brasilia ending in hundreds of arrests of alleged followers of ...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro slams ‘vague’ accusations after attempted coup indictment
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied accusations that he orchestrated a coup to stay in office and said the charges were the result of an authoritarian regime manufacturing ...
Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro
Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 ...
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Bolsonaro camp in Brazil hopes to capitalise on the ‘Trump effect’
Brazil's right-wing hero and former president Jair Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for office until 2030 following his ...
Brazil's inflation slows in January but tightening cycle to continue
Brazil's inflation rate slowed in January from the previous month, data showed on Tuesday, but the 12-month rate was still ...