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Bolsonaro's Son: I'm Running for President

Flavio Bolsonaro says he's in the 2026 race, as father Jair Bolsonaro serves out prison term

(Newser) - Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, said on Friday that his father decided he should represent their political group and run for president in 2026. The elder Bolsonaro was arrested last month and began serving a 27-year prison sentence after being convicted of attempting...

Bolsonaro Begins Serving His 27-Year Sentence

It's a day many in Brazil thought they would never see

(Newser) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began serving his 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday, a move that many in the South American nation doubted would ever take place after he was sentenced for leading a coup attempt designed to keep him in office after losing the 2022 presidential elections. Supreme Court...

Bolsonaro Says Hallucinations Caused Ankle Monitor Violation
Court Panel Upholds
Bolsonaro's Detention
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Nov 24, 2025 6:42 PM CST

Court Panel Upholds Bolsonaro's Detention

Former Brazilian president tried to break his ankle monitor while under house arrest

(Newser) - Brazil's Supreme Court upheld former President Jair Bolsonaro's incarceration on Monday, after he admitted to trying to break his ankle monitor while under house arrest. Bolsonaro was taken into custody early Saturday and put in a cell. A four-member panel of the court, including the justice who issued...

Bolsonaro's House Arrest Just Lost the 'House' Part

Brazil's Supreme Court orders arrest of ex-president ahead of his 27-year prison sentence

(Newser) - Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, days before he was to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The embattled leader was taken to the headquarters of the country's Federal Police in the capital, Brasilia, from his house...

Brazil's High Court: Bolsonaro Appeal Is 'Unfeasible'

Former Brazilian leader sees his bid rebuffed, though justices could still change minds through Friday

(Newser) - The justices on Brazil's Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair Bolsonaro's appeal unanimously rejected his request on Friday. Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the case's rapporteur, rejected all defense arguments, calling them "unfeasible" and saying there were no omissions in the sentencing, per the AP . He...

Nationwide Rallies Object to Pardoning Bolsonaro

Bill would extend amnesty to allies and supporters convicted in coup attempt

(Newser) - Brazilians held protests in all 26 states and the Federal District on Sunday against a possible pardon for former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies, who were convicted of attempting a coup. Calls for demonstrations grew after the lower house on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment that would make it...

Freshly Convicted Bolsonaro Lands in the Hospital Again

Former Brazilian president under house arrest sent to hospital with severe hiccups

(Newser) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, just convicted of plotting a coup , was taken from house arrest to a hospital on Tuesday after a medical "emergency," according to a statement from his eldest son. Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro said his father, who's dealt with recurring intestinal issues since...

Court Gives Bolsonaro 27 Years for Plotting Coup

Trump says he's unhappy with Brazil's verdict against his ally

(Newser) - A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years, three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a military coup to remain in office after his 2022 electoral defeat. A majority of justices on a five-justice court panel earlier in the day...

Fearing Escape, Brazil Tightens Grip on Bolsonaro

Police surround his home ahead of Tuesday trial

(Newser) - Brazilian authorities have boosted security around the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro to prevent his escape from house arrest before Tuesday's trial. Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup attempt after losing the 2022 presidential election. Authorities allowed plainclothes police officers to set up outside the gated community...

Place Bolsonaro Under House Arrest, Judge Orders

Former president backed by Trump has supported foreign intervention in Brazil's case, ruling says

(Newser) - Brazil's Supreme Court issued an order Monday to place former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on charges of plotting a coup to keep himself in power, under house arrest. Justice Alexandre de Moraes wrote that the ruling is in response to the former president's lack of...

Brazil's President: Trump Will Get No 'Subservience' From Me

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva calls out disrespect in tariff threats, warns of retaliation

(Newser) - Brazil's leader is pushing back hard against President Trump's tariff threats, vowing his country won't be bullied or negotiate "as if it were a small country up against a big country." In his first New York Times interview in 13 years, President Luiz Inacio...

Bolsonaro Gets Unwanted Ankle Accessory

Former Brazilian president, on trial, is ordered to wear an ankle monitor

(Newser) - Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by the nation's top court to wear an ankle monitor. The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party's headquarters in Brasília, reports the AP . Bolsonaro is also barred from using social media or...

Brazil Pledges Retaliatory Tariffs If Trump Acts

Lula says he'll match US, 50-50

(Newser) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the US if President Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50% over the South American country's criminal trial of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. Lula said he will...

Trump, Citing 'Witch Hunt,' Slaps Steep Tariff on Brazil

He says Bolsonaro prosecution is an 'international disgrace'

(Newser) - After announcing smaller tariffs on seven smaller countries Wednesday, President Trump declared that imports from Brazil, one of the biggest US trading partners in the Americas, will be hit with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1. Most of Trump's tariff letters have been almost identical, but the letter to...

Bolsonaro Must Stand Trial Over Poison Coup Plot

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to accept the charges against him

(Newser) - A big decision in Brazil: A five-judge panel on the country's Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of accepting the charges filed by prosecutors against former President Jair Bolsonaro last month and ordered him to stand trial. He is accused of attempting a coup following his 2022 election...

Bolsonaro Accused of Plotting to Poison Lula
Bolsonaro Accused
of Plotting a Coup
Feb 19, 2025 12:00 AM CST

Bolsonaro Accused of Plotting a Coup

Former Brazil president, 33 others charged in right-wing plot

(Newser) - The former president of Brazil has been charged by the country's top prosecutor with attempting a coup. Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting to assassinate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before he took office as president in 2023, in an effort for Bolsonaro to hold on to power...

Court Won't Let Bolsonaro Attend Trump Inauguration

Brazil's former president said he was so excited about invite he's 'not even taking Viagra anymore'

(Newser) - Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, has been invited to President-elect's Trump inauguration but he can't get out of the country. His passport was confiscated by the country's Supreme Court almost a year ago during an investigation of an alleged coup attempt, and his request to have...

Bolsonaro Was Actively Behind Coup Attempt: Report

884-page Federal Police report says Bolsonaro 'planned, acted, and was directly and effectively aware'

(Newser) - Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report unsealed Tuesday. Federal Police last Thursday formally accused Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting...

Bolsonaro, 36 Others Indicted Over Alleged Coup Attempt

Former president denies that he tried to stay in office after losing Brazil's 2022 elections

(Newser) - Brazil's federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which must decide whether...

Bolsonaro's Summer Isn't Off to a Great Start

Former Brazilian president is indicted for money laundering over undeclared Saudi diamonds

(Newser) - 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 indictment on Thursday by the nation's Federal Police, confirmed by two officials with...

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