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Brazilians hail strength of democracy as Bolsonaro is called to account

‘In Brazil coup-mongers go to jail. In the US they get back into the White House,’ says one leading politician

The Guardian - US

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

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro’s indictment over alleged coup plot signals shift in Brazil’s approach to political accountability

The Brazilian attorney-general has charged the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, with participating in a plot to cling to power through a coup d’etat in 2022. If Bolsonaro is convicted, he could spend between 38 and 43 years in prison.

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Trump Media Sues Brazilian Justice Over Free Speech Violation

Trump's media company sues Brazilian justice over free speech violation amid political turmoil, highlighting complex interplay between free speech, judicia...

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Bolsonaro indictment leaves Brazil’s tropical Trump staring at prospect of jail

The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to power

The Guardian - US

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro One Step Closer To Arrest After Being Accused Of Coup Plot That Included Poisoning His Opponent

Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, a foe of Bolsonaro's, will now decide whether to order his arrest

Latin Times

Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro charged over plot to poison his successor

The former Brazilian president is accused of being involved in attempted coup d'état

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Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil

Former president has denied breaking the law, while attorney general alleges plot included a plan to poison Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Guardian - AU

Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

Brazil’s government has approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations

The Independent UK

Brazil mayor was shot in ‘fake attack’ for election boost – but still lost in landslide

José Aprígio da Silva was seriously hurt in October by assailants with assault rifles but police say it was faked

The Guardian - US

Cacá Diegues, renowned Brazilian filmmaker and leading figure in Cinema Novo, dies at 84

Carlos Diegues, one of Brazil’s most renowned filmmakers, has died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 84, the Brazilian Academy of Letters said

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula backs oil exploration in the Amazon ahead of hosting UN climate talks

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to finance a transition to green energy

The Independent UK

Brazil introduces law restricting smartphone use in schools amid concern over the impact on learning

Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones under a new law restricting the use of devices in schools

The Independent UK

First Thing: Fears grow Trump has unleashed global trade war as Canada, Mexico and China retaliate

Wall Street Journal calls Trump’s tariffs the ‘dumbest trade war in history’. Plus, Beyoncé wins best album at Grammys

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‘Hope has returned’: tribe hails Lula’s fight against illegal mining in Amazon

Two years after Brazil’s president vowed to bring the Yanomami tribe back from the brink, hunger and infant mortality rates are falling

The Guardian - US

Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report

New report says more than 30m hectares burned, 79% more than in 2023, after country saw worst drought on record

The Guardian - UK

Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit

Climate negotiator André Aranha Corrêa do Lago given top job, bypassing Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva

The Conversation

What does Trump have in store for the world in his second term? History provides some clues

Donald Trump is on the eve of becoming only the second United States president to begin a non-consecutive term. Grover Cleveland, more than a century ago, was the other.

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The Independent UK

New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations

The Guardian - US

Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in amid outrage over alleged fraudulent election

US announces $65m bounty for arrest of president, who has led country since 2013 and failed to prove he won recent vote

The Independent UK

Brazil marks 2nd anniversary of right-wing coup attempt as Bolsonaro's legal troubles deepen

Brazilian authorities are gathering in capital Brasilia to mark the second anniversary of an alleged coup attempt by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro

The Independent UK

Brazilian film 'I’m Still Here' tops box office, forcing nation to reckon with dictatorship trauma

Brazilian-made dramas rarely last long in local cinemas

The Independent UK

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024

The Amazon rainforest staggered through another difficult year in 2024

Evening Standard

Brazil plane crash: At least 10 dead after aircraft comes down in tourist town

All 10 passengers died after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff