Brazilian Police Confiscate Ex-President Bolsonaro’s Passport as Coup Investigation Heats Up
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Quick Glance: Brazil Police Investigate Bolsonaro Allies
- Brazilian police investigate allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2022 election results.
- Bolsonaro was not the target of the search but was ordered to hand over his passport.
- The investigation focuses on Bolsonaro's allies, including his former advisor, former Justice Minister, and the head of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party.
- The probe is related to an alleged criminal organization that prepared for a military intervention to keep Bolsonaro in power after the 2022 election.
Ronnie Lessa confesses to killing councilor Marielle Franco in Rio de Janeiro in 2018
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Brazil's Lula sacks deputy intelligence chief amid spying probe: Investigations continue into alleged illegal spying when his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro was in ...
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‘My dream is to buy a piece of land’: the ‘outsiders’ farming at the Amazon’s last frontiers
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Lula fires Brazil’s intel agency No.2 over alleged illegal espionage: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked Brazil's deputy intelligence director amid ...
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to new figures ...
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News blog about winter weather: Avalanches in Austria - a dead person: After the violent onset of winter, there were several avalanches in Austria. A person died ...
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Ibama: Brazil's environmental police are back on the job: When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power in January, he revived Brazil's ...
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Brazil's First Lady Says X Account Hacked, "Misogynistic" Messages Posted
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Lula militarizes Brazil's main ports, airports amid rising crime: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday temporarily militarized security at ...
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Three doctors shot dead in Brazil in suspected politically motivated attack: Among the dead is a brother of a lawmaker belonging to the same party as Marielle ...
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Nationwide outrage: Three-year-old girl dies a week after being shot at a police checkpoint in Rio
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Girl, 3, Dies After Being Shot By Police During Traffic Stop In Brazil: The girl, Heloisa dos Santos Silva, died Saturday morning of cardiorespiratory arrest ...
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Lula rolls back Bolsonaro's looser Brazilian gun controls: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday signed an executive order tightening civilian ...
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Quick Glance: Lula tightens Brazilian gun laws
- President Lula signed an order to restrict access to firearms.
- The decree fulfills Lula's campaign promise and criticizes looser gun laws under Bolsonaro.
- The decree also affects hunters and transfers control of civilian weapons from the army to the federal police.
Brazil’s Lula restricts civilian gun possession, reversing Bolsonaro policy: The new decree reduces the number of guns civilians can possess for personal safety ...
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Brazilian military caught in the crossfire after failed coup attempt against Lula’s government
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Opinion: Lula’s government opposes law enforcement and sides with criminals: By J.R. Guzzo (Opinion) Brazilian leaders are faced with a clear choice ...
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Brazil: Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest falls by two-thirds: Since Lula took office, deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest has decreased significantly ...
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Bolsonaro denies being party to plan to thwart Lula: BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP)— Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was questioned by police on ...
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Quick Glance: Bolsonaro denies involvement in plan to hinder Lula
- BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro was questioned by police and denied being part of any plan to prevent his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking power.
- After spending about three hours at the Federal Police offices in the capital Brasilia, Bolsonaro told reporters that there was no plan to impede Lula.
- A former ally of Bolsonaro, Senator Marcos do Val, told reporters in February that he had attended a meeting with the then-president where a plan was devised to prevent leftist Lula from assuming power after winning last year's election.
- Bolsonaro supporters accuse de Moraes of interfering in the election campaign in favor of Lula.
Brazil: Man arrested for threatening Lula ahead of summit: Police in Brazil arrested a man on suspicion of planning an assassination attempt on President Luiz ...
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Brazil: Jair Bolsonaro denies plan to thwart Lula's inauguration: According to a former ally, Bolsonaro wanted to remain in office despite his electoral defeat ...
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'You have more armed people in Brazil than members of the military police in Brazil, so this creates a difficulty in security ... Show more
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Rainforest massively destroyed: Record deforestation puts Lula under pressure: He is committed to protecting and reforesting the Brazilian rainforest ...
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Brazil police raid Bolsonaro nephew's home in uprising probe: BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police searched the home of a nephew of former President ...
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Lula Says Brazil Needs More Tools to Fight Inflation: Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended the use of additional tools besides interest rates to ...
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Ex-Bolsonaro Justice Minister Anderson Torres Arrested in Brasilia: Anderson Torres, a member of Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, is behind bars after cops say ...
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Quick Glance: Bolsonaro's presidential credit card settlement: 20,000 euros at a restaurant, 200,000 euros for a Christmas vacation
- Almost five million euros were spent on former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's official credit card during his reign.
- According to the report, the credit card was used by 21 members of his team in addition to Bolsonaro to spend a total of 27.6 million reals.
- For example, during Bolsonaro's official Christmas vacations in 2019, 2020, and 2021, he spent approximately 217,000 euros.
- 65,000 euros were spent in the bakery.
Brazil’s female diplomats in new equality push after dark days of Bolsonaro: Movement to tackle lack of diversity within Brazil’s foreign office coincides with ...
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Quick Glance: The proposal for a common South American currency has drawn criticism and warnings.
- If you're looking for a unique way to express yourself, here's your chance.
- Argentina ended 2022 with inflation around 95%, while Brazil's official inflation index for the year was 5.79%, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
- Politicians, businessmen, and economists criticised the intention of creating a p> on Twitter.
After Brazil riots, Lula and judiciary take action: President Lula dismisses at least 40 military officers for their role in storming Brasília ...
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Quick Glance: Brazil: restrictions on artists and religions - the consequences of the "anti-joke" law that equates racial slurs with racism
- On January 11, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) signed legislation that equates racial injury with the crime of racism.
- As a result, speeches containing elements referring to race, color, ethnicity, or national origin deemed offensive by people or groups considered minorities become imprescriptible and non-bailable, as has already occurred in the crime of racism.
Brazilian Authorities Clear Government Offices of Rioters, Official Says: Live: Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro had stormed into Congress, presidential offices and ...
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Quick Glance: As Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildings, Brazil's Lula says rioters will be "found and punished."
- After supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the former leader, invaded the presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court, and ministries' buildings, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said rioters would be found and punished with the "full force of the law."
- On television, protesters were seen smashing furniture inside the Supreme Court and Congress.
- "President Lula and the government of Brazil have the full support of the UK." The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said the will of the Brazilian people and democratic institutions " Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said the will of the Brazilian people and the democratic institutions " before saying Lula can "count on France's unwavering support."
Brazil's crowdfunded insurrection leaves paper trail for police: With a Brazil flag draped around his neck and his feet propped up on a dark wooden table ...
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Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized including former president ...
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Quick Glance: Here's what makes the Brazil attack different from the Jan. 6 attack.
- The Brazilian riot was immediately compared to the January 6 attack in the United States.
- Martins agrees, saying that the attack in Brazil may be more serious for that country than the one in the United States on January 6.
- "Steve Bannon is one of the inspirations of the Brazilian extreme right, especially Bolsonarism," said Caldeira Neto.
- Martins' reporting has focused on the growing interest in guns in Brazil, which has not historically been a part of the culture but has been encouraged by Bolsonaro.
At Least 1,200 Protesters Arrested in Brazil After Riots: Latest News: Scores were taken into custody after supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right ...
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Quick Glance: Come to the "war cry party": How social media contributed to the mayhem in Brazil
- According to Brazilian social media researchers, in the weeks leading up to Sunday's violent attacks on Brazil's Congress and other government buildings, the country's social media channels were flooded with calls to attack gas stations, refineries, and other infrastructure, as well as to attend a "war cry party" in the capital.
- "Attention Patriots!" said one post.
- Brazil requires 2 million people."
- According to Brazilian researchers, a counternarrative began to circulate among Bolsonaro supporters on Sunday, accusing the Lula government and members of Lula's party of joining peaceful, democratic marches in order to turn the country against Bolsonaro supporters.
House Democrats call on Biden to revoke Bolsonaro’s diplomatic visa after Brazilian rioting
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Quick Glance: Storming the Core of Brazilian Democracy
- Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters clashed with the three main government buildings in Brasilia.
- On January 8, 2023, radical Bolsonaro supporters stormed the National Congress, a week after leftist President Lula da Silva took office.
- They had forced their way into the three most important buildings within an hour: the National Congress, the seat of government, and the Supreme Court.
- The next day, January 9, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes lifted the siege imposed by radical Bolsonaro supporters on the military barracks.
Live updates: Lula promises prosecution in aftermath of Brazil capital insurrection
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Brazil police raid governor's house over capital riots: Brazil's federal police on Friday raided the house of the suspended governor of Brasilia, Ibaneis Rocha ...
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Brazil's new president works to reverse Amazon deforestation: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Shaking a traditional rattle, Brazil’s incoming head of Indigenous affairs ...
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Quick Glance: In the aftermath of the insurgency, Lula deposed the head of Brazil's army.
- RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — On Saturday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fired the head of Brazil's army, removing the most senior military officer to be held accountable since the Jan. 8 insurgency, when right-wing rioters rampaged through the country's halls of power.
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- According to Lula administration officials, on the night of the riots, the president's chief of staff, his justice and defence ministers, and other senior officials arrived at the futuristic army headquarters to negotiate the detention of insurrectionists and others in the protest camp.
Brazilian authorities target riot financiers’ assets to pay for damage: The backers are mostly transportation firms and small businesses based in the south and ...
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Quick Glance: Brazilian authorities seek the assets of riot financiers in order to compensate for damage.
- On Thursday, he claimed that hardline bolsonaristas among the military police and staff inside the presidential palace assisted the rioters in breaking in.
- Officials in his government say they had a "gut feeling" that the Sunday gathering, which had been widely promoted on social media, would devolve into violence.
- Fábio Augusto Vieira, the commander of the military police stationed here.
- The federal public prosecutors' office asked the court to look into three lawmakers for allegedly "inciting" the "acts of violence and vandalism" on Sunday, as well as two former military police leaders to see if there was a "failure or omission" to keep the rioters under control.
Brazilian Authorities Arrested the Rioters. Now They Are Arresting Security Officials.
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Quick Glance: Storming of the Brazilian government quarter: Mothers and the elderly on the run after riots
- Mothers of small children and the elderly were released after radical supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the government quarter in Brasilia and cleared a protest camp.
- They were apprehended Monday at a tent camp set up by Bolsonaro supporters outside the military headquarters.
- 300 people had already been arrested as a result of the attack on the government quarter.
- Around 60 tons of garbage were removed after a protest camp of Bolsonaro supporters was cleared in front of the military headquarters.
Brazil rioters plotted openly online, pitched huge 'party': MIAMI (AP) — The map was called “Beach Trip” and was blasted out to more than 18 ...
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'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — “No amnesty! No amnesty! No amnesty!” The chant reverberated off the walls of ...
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Quick Glance: The origins of the chaotic revolt in Brazil's capital are explored.
- Bolsonaro also cast doubt on the accuracy of Brazil's computerized voting equipment before refusing to acknowledge defeat.
- His followers were hopeful that Bolsonaro or the military will conduct an operation to overturn the results.
- Former US President Donald Trump was one of Bolsonaro's few foreign allies, and the Brazilian leader frequently praised Trump's leadership, even publishing images of himself watching Trump's speeches.
- Bolsonaro and his legislator son Eduardo paid a visit to Trump at Mar-a-Lago and both attended dinners at Steve Bannon's home.
Brazilian officials suspected of helping rioters: Brazilian authorities are not just prosecuting those who stormed the country's government institutions ...
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Brazil’s military blocked arrests of Bolsonaro rioters, officials say: Security forces' actions — and inaction — are one focus of a sprawling probe into the Jan ...
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Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Brazil’s Capital And Clash With Police After Election Loss
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Brazil's Lula sworn in, vows accountability and rebuilding: BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on Sunday ...
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Quick Glance: Lula, Brazil's new president, strengthens gun laws
- Brazil's new President Lula tightens gun regulations in his first official move.
- Today, Lula da Silva takes over as President of Brazil.
- In Latin America's largest country, a watershed moment has occurred: right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro is succeeded by left-wing politician Lula da Silva.
- Brazil's outgoing President, Jair Bolsonaro, has unexpectedly left the nation just before the end of his tenure.
Lula’s D.C. Visit Could Get Awkward: He’s a utopian socialist, not the democratic champion of Biden’s imagination.
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Brazil arrests four people for alleged coup attempt in Bolsonaro riots: Brazilian police said they had arrested at least four people and carried out nationwide ...
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'Coup-mongering' Bolsonarista's battle cry reveals a radicalized Brazil: Nearly two weeks after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated far-right President Jair ...
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Bolsonaro supporters clash with police in Brazil's capital: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clashed with police Monday ...
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Brazilian Man Arrested For Planting Explosives Before Lula’s Inauguration: Brazilian police said the suspect was cooperating and had named other people involved ...
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Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters vandalize government quarters: They smash windows, devastate meeting rooms and offices: in the Brazilian capital Brasília ...
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Paid articlePaid Brazilian police name alleged ‘mastermind’ behind murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
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Exclusive: Brazil launches first anti-deforestation raids under Lula bid to protect Amazon
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Bolsonaro supporters attack Brazil police headquarters: The assault put the country back on edge ahead of the Jan. 1 inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inácio ...
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Gun ownership went up. Killings went down. Brazil debates why.: Firearms enthusiasts are claiming victory. Not so fast, criminologists say.
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Establishment Liberals Are Complicit in Far Right Extremism Seizing Political Power
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Supporters of right-wing ex-president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress - and attacked the central places of democracy in Brasília. The police used tear gas ... Show more
Gun ownership went up. Killings went down. Brazil debates why: Firearms enthusiasts are claiming victory. Not so fast, criminologists say.
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Three dead in Brazil: 16-year-old runs amok in two schools: A 16-year-old shoots in two schools in Brazil, killing three people and others are still in mortal ...
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Bolsonaro declines to concede Brazil defeat in first address: BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election ...
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Why Bolsonaro’s stunning loss should give humans a glimmer of hope: How democracies are working to beat back the alliance of climate denialism and right-wing ...
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Quick Glance: Trump, Johnson, and now Bolsonaro are all gone.
- What is astonishing in Brazil is how quickly public discourse was turned upside down in the world's fifth-largest democracy.
- He later deleted the tweet without apologizing or explaining himself, implying that his adherence to truth and "absolutist free speech" may not be that absolute.
- Lula's victory last Saturday was far from certain; he won by less than 2%.
- There's also the reality that when Brazil was on its knees, a very bizarre alliance of anyone-but-Bolsonaro bedfellows banded together under Lula.
Even Bolsonaro Is Calling for His Nazi-Saluting Superfans to Quit Holding the Country Hostage
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Quick Glance: The Challenges That Brazil's Lula Will Face: A Damaged Economy and a Deeply Divided Nation
- His tight victory in the second round run-off election was the narrowest margin of victory in a presidential election since Brazil reverted to democracy in the late 1980s.
- Lula, for his part, chastised Bolsonaro for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, in which Brazil had the second-highest national death toll after the US.
- Bolsonaro might repeat what he stated after the last debate ("whoever has the most votes takes the election") and admit defeat.
- Candidates supporting Bolsonaro won 11 of the 27 state governorships, while candidates supporting Lula won only eight.
Lula's team meets Bolsonaro as Brazil's transition kicks off: BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro met briefly on Thursday with the envoy ...
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Quick Glance: Jair Bolsonaro reportedly admits election defeat amid widespread protests
- A Jair Bolsonaro supporter in fatigues kneels with his arms wide in front of Brazilian national flags.
- Brazil's incumbent President, Jair Bolsonaro, appears to have acknowledged defeat, telling members of the Supreme Court that "it's over."
- After meeting privately with Bolsonaro, Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin stated that the hardline leader had confessed "it is over."
- Tensions have risen in Bolsonaro strongholds since then.
Brazil ejects Bolsonaro and brings back former leftist leader Lula: BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Voters in Brazil on Sunday ousted President Jair Bolsonaro after just one ...
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Quick Glance: Brazil's flamboyant President Bolsonaro remains silent after election defeat
- Bolsonaro, on the other hand, delayed more than a month to congratulate Biden on his 2020 triumph over Trump.
- Bolsonaro, like Trump, could face legal problems.
- An independent political expert, Thomas Traumann, linked the situation to Biden's victory: Da Silva, like the president of the United States, inherits a very divided country.
- "We faced the machine of the Brazilian state put at his service so we could not win the election," da Silva told the crowd in Sao Paulo during his victory speech.
‘It’s F**king Over!’ Lula da Silva’s Victory In Brazil Injects Hope Into Global Climate Fight
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Bolsonaro supporter fires on police, throws grenades as election looms: Former lawmaker Roberto Jefferson, who boasted of a personal friendship with the ...
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Quick Glance: A Bolsonaro ally in Brazil refuses arrest and injures police after discharging a gun.
- Even for Brazilians who have become accustomed to far-right politicians and activists snubbing Supreme Court justices, the events were shocking, and they occurred just days before Brazilians go to the polls to vote for president.
- Bolsonaro was eager to bash his ally during a live social media show.
- Bolsonaro's supporters had mixed feelings, with some applauding Jefferson as a hero for standing up to the Supreme Court.
- The Supreme Court sentenced politician Daniel Silveira earlier this year for instigating physical attacks against the court's justices and other authorities.
How Bolsonaro Built the Myth of Stolen Elections in Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro has spent years undermining Brazil’s voting systems. Now the nation is ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/25/world/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-misinformation.html
Brazil polls facing Bolsonaro backlash after election miss: BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian polling companies have been facing threats of a crackdown after ...
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Bolsonarists persist in protests calling for military intervention to annul Brazil elections - The Rio Times
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Brazil's Far Right Plots Its Own January 6 Insurrection: Extreme content is spreading rapidly on the country's social networks, sparking fears of a violent ...
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All the signs are that he will lose an election and say he won it
Win or lose, Jair Bolsonaro poses a threat to Brazilian democracy: All the signs are that he will lose an election and say he won it
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Quick Glance: Polls show Lula expanding his lead against Bolsonaro ahead of the Brazilian election.
- According to polls, left-wing rival Lula is far ahead of right-wing populist President Bolsonaro.
- Brazil will elect a new president on Sunday, and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro appears to be on the verge of defeat.
- According to the IPEC polling institute, Lula would receive 48% of the vote in the early October election, while Bolsonaro would receive 31%.
- Bolsonaro has been President since 2018.
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Quick Glance: Lofgren Demands Capitol Police Answers on Paul Pelosi Attack
- One topic on which Lofgren focused was the presidential succession.
- Along with questions about the presidential succession, Lofgren asked Manger if Capitol Police had "adopted a written strategic plan" or "any standard operating procedures for officers to be detailed to proposed regional or field offices."
- She inquired whether Capitol Police followed such plans in connection with the Paul Pelosi attack.
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Bolsonaro Administration Agrees to Accept Loss Two Days After Election: Breaking his silence, President Jair Bolsonaro did not clearly acknowledge his defeat in ...
nytimes.com/2022/11/01/world/americas/bolsonaro-protest-brazil-election.html
Future of Amazon rainforest at stake in Brazil's presidential election: On Sunday, millions of people across Brazil will vote in the final round of its ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/future-of-amazon-rainforest-at-stake-in-brazils-presidential-election
Quick Glance: How Bolsonaro established a rightwing movement larger than his presidency
- Cleitinho Azevedo, a 40-year-old YouTuber and former musician from Minas Gerais who joined the president on stage in Montes Claros wearing a camouflage cap and football T-shirt, was among the Bolsonaristas elected.
- The election of President Bolsonaro was the cherry on top."
- Montes Claros and the state in which it is located, Minas Gerais, encapsulate the election's dynamics.
- "Here the same voter who elected Lula [in the past] elected Bolsonaro last time."
Brazil election authority: Bolsonaro, Lula headed to runoff: RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Workers’ Party got ...
apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-elections-caribbean-business-rio-de-janeiro-ab594d3793020ff830cd75636bc04281
Quick Glance: Brazil: Lula defeats Bolsonaro, albeit by a far narrower margin than predicted
- Lula defeats Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential election, albeit by a far narrower margin than projected.
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the first round of Brazil's presidential election by a close margin.
- In the first round, polls showed challenger Lula with 50% of the vote, a far wider margin over incumbent Bolsonaro.
- According to Bruna Santos of the Wilson Center's Brazil Institute in Washington, "bolsonarism" won the first round.
Brazilian police raid pro-Bolsonaro businessmen accused of coup talk, sources say
reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-police-raid-pro-bolsonaro-businessmen-accused-coup-talk-sources-say-2022-08-23/
Brazil’s armed and security forces line up to run the country: Police officer and congresswoman Katia Sastre, who rose to fame in 2018 after shooting a robber ...
english.elpais.com/international/2022-09-30/brazils-armed-and-security-forces-line-up-to-run-the-country.html
“Brazil on Fire”: Lula Launches Campaign to Unseat Bolsonaro & End His Authoritarian Rule
democracynow.org/2022/8/18/brazil_presidential_elections_jair_bolsonaro_luiz
When chatting about coup plans: Brazil's President Bolsonaro has been sowing doubts about the electronic voting system for some time ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/bolsonaro-gegen-lula-unternehmer-phantasieren-ueber-putsch-in-brasilien-18265959.html
Paid articlePaid Exclusive: Brazil federal police warned against Bolsonaro arms agenda: As President Jair Bolsonaro has aggressively sought to boost gun ownership in Brazil ...
reuters.com/world/americas/exclusive-brazil-federal-police-warned-against-bolsonaro-arms-agenda-documents-2022-07-29/
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