Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison sentence The far-right leader was taken into custody on Saturday after attempting to break his ankle monitor The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Jair Bolsonaro arrested amid fears he planned to flee as coup trial nears conclusion Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was taken into custody on November 22 after it was determined there was a “high risk” of him attempting to flee to a foreign embassy. The arrest took place as the Brazilian supreme court was analysing Bolsonaro’s final appeal against a 27-year prison sentence for… The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025
Court orders Bolsonaro's arrest after suspicion that he tried to remove electronic bracelet The former president remains under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, but according to local media, the court has ordered his transfer to prison as a precautionary measure and to maintain public order after a vigil was announced outside, amid suspicions that he may have attempted to escape. Euronews · Nov 22, 2025
Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences military officials for planning to kill Lula A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison for attempting a coup and plotting to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
Brazil’s president says in UN speech that democracy can prevail over ‘would-be autocrats’ South American leftist Lula takes indirect swipes at Trump in speech and warns that global threat of ‘anti-democratic forces’ persists The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2025
Trump administration sanctions wife of Brazilian judge who sentenced Bolsonaro, revokes other visas The U.S. government has sanctioned the wife of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025
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 · Sep 18, 2025
‘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 · Sep 16, 2025
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. Latin Times · Sep 12, 2025
‘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. We Got This Covered · Sep 12, 2025
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 · Sep 12, 2025
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. Benzinga · Sep 12, 2025
Jail for Bolsonaro by no means signals the end of his political movement With widespread support at home and from Trump, his heir will take the fight to Lula in the 2026 presidential election The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025
Brazil's Bolsonaro: US-backed Firebrand At Risk Of Future Behind Bars As a military man Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders. International Business Times · Sep 11, 2025
Euronews · Sep 11, 2025 Brazil's former president Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting attempted coup Four out of five Brazilian supreme court judges voted on Thursday to convict the former president of mounting coup to try and stay in power.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025 What did Jair Bolsonaro’s trial reveal about an attempted coup in Brazil? Far-right ex-president was found to have led a ‘criminal organisation’ to try to stay in power
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025 Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election
Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2025 Bolsonaro verdict likely: What to expect in Brazil, and from Trump Landmark case against former president has set Brazil on edge, with fears of violent protests against a guilty verdict.
International Business Times · Sep 10, 2025 Bolsonaro Judge Criticizes Trial, Warns Of 'Political' Verdict The third of five Brazilian judges deciding the fate of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday sharply criticized the trial, arguing that the Supreme Court should not issue a "political" verdict despite two judges already backing a conviction.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025 First two Brazilian judges vote to convict Jair Bolsonaro in coup plot trial Three more supreme court justices to cast their votes in coming days, with verdict expected by Thursday
International Business Times · Sep 9, 2025 D-Day Approaches In Bolsonaro Coup Trial Brazil's Supreme Court begins voting Tuesday to convict or acquit far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in a coup trial that has prompted mass protests by his fervent base and punitive backlash from his US ally, Donald Trump.
The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2025 ‘He’s always on the attack’: the Brazilian judge prosecuting Bolsonaro inspires both love and hate Alexandre de Moraes is leading the criminal trial against the former president for allegedly engineering a coup
International Business Times · Sep 3, 2025 Bolsonaro Lawyers Tell Brazil Court Acquittal 'Imperative' The defense team of Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro told the close of his trial for coup plotting on Wednesday that an acquittal was "imperative" to avoid what it presented as a potential miscarriage of justice.
International Business Times · Sep 2, 2025 Bolsonaro Verdict Looms As Brazil Coup Trial Closes Brazil's Supreme Court will on Tuesday start passing judgment in the coup-plotting trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a case that has put the Latin American powerhouse in US President Donald Trump's sights.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025 ‘I’m holding his political wake’: the trumpeter waiting to mark Bolsonaro’s judgment day Brazil’s ex-president is expected to be convicted over failed coup – and Fabiano Leitão, who has provoked him for years, is ready