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Why Brazilians have been so divided in their reaction to Bolsonaro’s conviction

Brazilians have been strikingly divided in their response to the trial and conviction of their former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat. A poll conducted shortly before the September 11 verdict found that 48% wanted to see Bolsonaro imprisoned while an almost equal proportion…

The Conversation

Bolsonaro conviction breaks Brazil’s record of handing impunity to coup plotters and may protect its democracy from military interference

Brazil has a long and tragic history of military intervention in politics. Too often, the country’s armed forces have made themselves arbiters of what the country’s government could or could not do.

The Conversation

Brazil's Democracy Is Not Safer After Bolsonaro's Conviction

The unprecedented conviction of the former president is reshaping Brazilian politics.

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Doctors for Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro say they have detected early-stage cancer

Bolsonaro's lawyers are likely to put his ill health forward as an argument for house arrest rather than prison following his coup conviction.

Euronews

Doctors for Brazil's Bolsonaro say early-stage cancer detected in his skin lesions

Doctors for former President Jair Bolsonaro say they have detected early-stage cancer in skin lesions removed over the weekend from the 70-year-old politician following his conviction last week on attempted coup charges

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro Adds Skin Cancer To Medical Woes

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last week of leading an attempted coup, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, his doctor said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Brazil’s Bolsonaro goes to hospital for the second time since his coup trial conviction

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has returned to a hospital in Brasilia

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Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist remarks in office

Court rules former president, sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt, must pay R$1m for ‘cockroaches’ comment in 2021

The Guardian - US

‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa

Alexandre Padilha’s father fled dictatorship for the US – now the health chief’s family is a target of Trump’s bully tactics

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Lula pushes back against US tariff after Bolsonaro sentencing

After last week’s ruling against former President Bolsonaro, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that Trump’s government “will respond accordingly”.

Euronews

Lula hails Bolsonaro verdict, tells Trump Brazil’s democracy not negotiable

In NYT op-ed, Lula praises ‘historic’ sentencing of Bolsonaro on coup charges, slams US levies on Brazil as misguided.

Al Jazeera

Bolsonaro Conviction 'Not A Witch Hunt,' Lula Tells Trump In NYT Op-ed

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pushed back Sunday against harsh US criticism of the conviction this week of his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro on coup charges.

International Business Times

Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for hospital visit

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has left his home in Brasilia where he is under house arrest to undergo a medical procedure at a nearby hospital

The Independent UK

What Next For Brazil After Bolsonaro's Conviction?

Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup.

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Latin Times

Brazil's Bolsonaro, a Trump Ally, Sentenced to 27 Years for Coup Attempt but May Still Avoid Prison

With only one of five justices voting to acquit, Bolsonaro's legal team cannot overturn the conviction but may seek a reduced sentence or house arrest instead.

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‘Political witch-hunt’: Donald Trump brings his signature legal complaint to Israel and France, and they are not having it

Trump just can't keep his nose in his own business.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Bolsonaro’s coup conviction: a landmark for Brazilian democracy – but this fight isn’t over

Editorial: Though the far-right former president has been held accountable for overseeing the plot, supporters at home and abroad still rally to his cause

The Conversation

Bolsonaro’s conviction marks a historic moment in Brazil’s political history

Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison, though his…

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The Guardian - UK

Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction

Indigenous groups and other minorities praise ‘breath of justice’ while US officials issue warnings of possible sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil’s trial of the century

Intricate plan to murder top judge, president- and vice-president elect was central to Jair Bolsonaro coup hopes

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: New video of suspect released by FBI amid urgent appeal to public for help

Reward of $100,000 and direct appeal appear to indicate struggle to identify Charlie Kirk’s killer. Plus, the rise of ecoanxiety

Al Jazeera

Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict – what it means for US-Brazil relations

US President Donald Trump has slammed former president’s trial for attempted coup as a ‘witch-hunt’.

Benzinga

Marco Rubio Vows US Retaliation To 'Witch Hunt' After Trump Ally Jair Bolsonaro Sentenced For Coup Plot By Brazil's Supreme Court

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday vowed American retaliation following former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro‘s conviction on coup plotting charges.

The Guardian - AU

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The Albanese government says it has agreed on conditions to protect world heritage-listed rock art near the Woodside plant

Axios

Brazil's Bolsonaro gets 27-year jail sentence for coup plot

President Trump had threatened to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff if Bolsonaro was convicted.

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