Trial begins for pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed Brazil’s top government offices
The rioters refused to accept the right-wing leader’s defeat to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose inauguration took place one week before the uprising.
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Trial of Brazil’s alleged 8 January insurrectionists opens in supreme court
Judge condemns ‘dastardly putschist attack’ on Latin America’s largest democracy as first four Bolsonaro supporters go on trialThe hate-filled vandals behind the “dastardly putschist attack” on Latin America’s largest democracy must be brought to justi…
Possibility of arrest grows for Bolsonaro over jewellery scandal
Friends and foes of Brazil’s former president believe it is only a matter of time before he is detainedBrazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has never shown much sympathy for prisoners.“Why should we give those dirtbags a good life? … They should …
Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency
New study published in Nature says period was as destructive as record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwaveThe first half of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency was so destructive for the Amazon that it was comparable to the record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwa…
Brazil inquiry into alleged Bolsonaro-era pilfering of official gifts widens
Close associates of ex-president – and possibly Bolsonaro himself – have been accused of selling off expensive gifts“Every Rolex tells a story,” the luxury watchmaker once claimed.Brazilian police believe that slogan is particularly true when it comes …
Brazil’s Lula restricts civilian gun possession, reversing Bolsonaro policy
The new decree reduces the number of guns civilians can possess for personal safety from four to two, reduces allowed ammunition and requires documentation to hold the weapons.
‘It’s party time’: Jair Bolsonaro opens themed online store
Products include ‘party kits’ with hats, cake decorations and banners bearing Brazilian ex-president’s faceSome politicians go on lucrative speaking tours when their days in power are done. Others start foundations, distill whiskey, raise cattle or buy…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro barred from office until 2030, court rules
In her decisive vote that formed a majority, Judge Carmen Lucia — who is also a Supreme Court justice — said “the facts are incontrovertible.”
Judges ban Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years over ‘appalling lies’
Former far-right leader will only be able to seek elected office again in 2030, when he will be 75The political future of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been cast into doubt after electoral judges banned him from running for office for ei…
Amazon facing ‘urgent’ drug crisis after gutting of protections, says narcotics chief
Brazilian government warning comes as UN report says that flourishing organized crime groups are driving a boom in environmental devastation The Brazilian government’s drug policy chief has admitted that the rapid advance of drug factions into the Amaz…