4 d. ago Bolsonaro supporters pray for Trump rescue as coup plot trial verdict nears

Far-right ex-president’s devotees pin hopes on pressure campaign but tariffs and sanctions appear likely to failEach morning, Edite Costa steps out of her bungalow on Brasília’s sun-baked savannah, stands beneath a mango tree and lifts her hands to the sky in prayer. “I ask God to work so that not just Trump but all Americans come to help us rip out the evil that has taken hold of the country I love,” said the 66-year-old Baptist, who is a fervent supporter of Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.Bolsonaro could face decades in jail for allegedly leading a murderous conspiracy to seize power after his leftwing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat him in the 2022 presidential election. But Costa believes her populist leader can still be saved – if her prayers are answered and Donald Trump intervenes. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Top US diplomat in Brazil summoned to foreign ministry over Bolsonaro trial comments

US embassy in Brazil made social media post accusing high court judge of persecuting former president, who is now on trial for alleged coup attemptBrazil’s foreign ministry has summoned the US chargé d’affaires after the embassy posted comments about the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate.On Thursday, the embassy published a social media post in Portuguese criticising supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the cases against Bolsonaro, who is on trial over an alleged coup attempt. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US steps up efforts to help Bolsonaro avoid jail over alleged coup plot

State department condemns judge’s decision to place former Brazil president under house arrest as trial proceedsThe US has intensified its campaign to help Jair Bolsonaro avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup, with the state department denouncing the decision to place Brazil’s former president under house arrest.“Let Bolsonaro speak!” the department’s bureau of western hemisphere affairs tweeted on Monday night after the far-right populist was confined to his mansion in the capital, Brasília, and police seized his mobile phone. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago US condemns Brazil supreme court judge for ordering house arrest of ex

US claims judge attempting ‘to silence opposition’ as Bolsonaro accused of breaching ban imposed amid fears he may abscond ahead of trialIn a move immediately condemned by the US, a Brazilian supreme court judge has ordered the house arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro for breaching “preventative measures” that were imposed ahead of his trial for an alleged coup attempt.According to the ruling on Monday by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the far-right leader breached a ban on using social media which was imposed last month, when he was also ordered to wear an electronic ankle tag. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for an alleged coup plot after losing the 2022 election

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3 w. ago What to know about the trial of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle monitor

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3 w. ago Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle tag over fears he may abscond as coup trial nears end

Guilty verdict widely expected for ex-president of Brazil accused of plot to seize power after losing 2022 electionFederal police have raided Jair Bolsonaro’s Brasília mansion, banned him from communicating with foreign diplomats and ordered him to wear an electronic ankle tag amid fears Brazil’s ex-president might abscond to avoid punishment over an alleged coup attempt.A supreme court trial examining claims that Bolsonaro masterminded a murderous plot to seize power after losing the 2022 election is expected to reach its conclusion in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brazil’s former leader Bolsonaro must wear electronic ankle tag ahead of trial

Bolsonaro has also been barred from contacting his own son, who has close ties to Trump, as part of criminal proceedings

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3 w. ago Brazil’s Lula hits back at Trump tariff threat as ‘unacceptable blackmail’

US president writes letter of support to former Brazilian leader Bolsonaro, who is on trial on coup charges

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