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‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery

Brazilian media ridicule defeated candidate over ‘shameful’ absconsion to US and bizarre letter with wrong coat of arms

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30

Rio Police Mistake Elite BOPE Officers for Criminals, Killing One and Wounding Five in a Deadly Friendly-Fire Clash

A BOPE officer was killed and five others wounded when Rio police teams exchanged fire in Jacarepaguá after reportedly mistaking colleagues for criminals. Separate investigations are under way.

International Business Times UK · Oct 13

Brazil's election: Lula or Bolsonaro Jr?

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 2: We look at reactions in the French papers after high school blockades turned violent across France. We also look ahead to Brazil's two-round presidential election, which begins this weekend. The electoral campaign culminated with the cancellation of a presidential debate after both President Lula…

France 24 · Oct 2

4 doctors were gunned down on a Rio beach and there are suspicions of a political motive

Four doctors have been shot — three of them fatally — beside a beach in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in what may have been a politically motivated execution

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

Bolsonaro met with army, navy and air force heads to discuss coup – reports

Claims by former Brazilian president’s ex-secretary prompt calls for alleged rightwing conspirators to be brought to justice

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023

Brazilian man jailed for killing woman in Sydney

Brazilian engineer Mario Marcelo Santoro has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Cecilia Haddad in Sydney.

The New Daily · Jun 22, 2023

Brazilian is sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing ex-girlfriend in Australia

A federal court has sentenced Brazilian engineer Mário Marcelo Santoro to 27 years in prison after he confessed to the murder of his ex-girlfriend Cecília Haddad in Australia

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

MLS star suspended in connection with "unlawful sports gambling"

Colorado Rapids player Max Alves is being investigated by Brazilian authorities in relation to alleged spot-fixing with claims he deliberately received a yellow card against LA Galaxy

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023

Brazil's Bolsonaro released from hospital in Florida - source

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday was released from a hospital near Orlando, Florida, where he had been admitted on Monday, a source close to the Bolsonaro family said.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

The attack on Brazil's Congress was stoked by social media — and by Trump allies

The similarities are deep: In addition to aiming to subvert an election, some of the same U.S. voices that amplify former President Donald Trump are echoing Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro.

WEKU · Jan 10, 2023