Brazil, Bolsonaro and President

Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro
The fate of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is largely in the hands of five people. Within the next three weeks, a panel of five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide whether Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country's prosecutor-general of attempting a coup will stand trial.
Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro has been charged over an alleged coup. What’s next for him?
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with orchestrating a plot to stay in office despite losing the 2022 election.
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
Bolsonaro never formally conceded his narrow electoral defeat to Lula in October 2022, insinuating that instead the election had been stolen. In 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court ruled that he had abused his power and banned him from running for political office again for the next eight years.
Charged with coup plot, Bolsonaro seeks lifeline from Brazil lawmakers
After Brazil's top prosecutor charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with plotting a 2022 coup, the ex-president's political future may hinge on a legislative blitz to change how politicians are blocked from running for office.
Streamlined Charges Against Bolsonaro May Speed Case Ahead of 2026 Brazil Vote
Brazil's federal electoral court barred Bolsonaro from public office until 2030 for abusing his political power in two different instances during his 2022 presidential ca
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 Lula says Bolsonaro should be convicted if charges prove true
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that if charges against his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro in a 2022 coup plot are proven true, he should be imprisoned.
Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula
Brazil’s top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in ...
Analysis: Bolsonaro’s political persecution narrative will be Lula’s biggest problem
The complaint puts Bolsonaro in the position of being politically persecuted and has the potential to inflame the former ...
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Bolsonaro and Cronies Charged for Coup Plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and 32 of his accomplices are now formally charged with leading a systematic and ...
Brazil charges Bolsonaro with leading plot to seize power, kill rivals
Former president Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting the assassination of political rivals and a military takeover of Latin ...
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Brazil's Democracy at Crossroads: Bolsonaro's Trial Begins
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva affirms that his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, and 33 others charged with ...