Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89 Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2025
Brazil to reinstate visas for US and two other countries President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said then it was based on the principle of reciprocity The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025
Paraguay recalls ambassador to Brazil and suspends dam talks over espionage revelations Paraguay says it's recalling its ambassador to Brazil a day after Brazilian authorities acknowledged that their country’s intelligence agency had spied on Paraguayan officials in 2022 The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Brazil's government admits to spying on Paraguay during Bolsonaro's presidency Brazil’s government has acknowledged that its intelligence agency spied on Paraguayan officials during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, the predecessor of incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025
Brazil's Lula to meet Putin and Xi amid global trade war fears Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing, two important partners for the South American giant, in May The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025
Brazilian prosecutor tosses ex-President Bolsonaro's COVID-19 vaccine status case Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has scored a legal win after the country’s prosecutor-general tossed a federal police investigation that accused him of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Is coup trial ruling the beginning of the end for Bolsonaro and his supporters? While many in Brazil delight at the ex president’s predicted downfall, others fear who may follow in his far-right footsteps The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025
Brazilian President Lula swipes at Trump as US imposes auto tariffs Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has swiped at U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to raise tariffs on a wide range of products The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup after the far-right leader lost the 2022 election The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Brazil's Supreme Court says Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial over alleged coup attempt Bolsonaro, who fought to stay in power after losing the 2022 election, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and claims he is being politically persecuted. Euronews · Mar 26, 2025
Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt, Brazil’s top court rules Supreme court judges decide former president should face criminal prosecution alongside seven close allies The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025
Brazil’s Supreme Court starts second day of Bolsonaro coup attempt proceedings A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court has reunited for a second day of proceedings to decide whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and several close allies will stand trial on five counts including attempting to stage a coup The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Leaders of Brazil and Japan stress importance of democracy and free trade Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has stressed the importance of free trade and multilateralism and decried threats against democracy as he and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to step up ties across the board The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Brazil's top court to decide if ex-President Bolsonaro will face charges. What could happen next? A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court will open proceedings Tuesday to decide whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and several of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup d’etat The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025 Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup will stand trial
The Conversation · Feb 21, 2025 Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo Brazilian politics are getting more dramatic again.
The Conversation · Feb 21, 2025 Analysis: Bolsonaro’s political persecution narrative will be Lula’s biggest problem The indictment filed by the attorney general’s office on Tuesday February 18 against Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 33 other people is the country’s most eagerly awaited – and most important – political event of recent months. The document doesn’t really contain any new elements: almost all of the…
Top News · Feb 20, 2025 Lula Condemns Bolsonaro's Amnesty Request Amid Coup Allegations President Lula questions Bolsonaro's pursuit of amnesty amid coup plot allegations in Brazil.
Top News · Feb 20, 2025 Brazil's Bolsonaro Dismisses Coup Accusations As Authoritarian Fabrication Former President Bolsonaro faces coup allegations in Brazil, denies accusations, and emphasizes the right to defend.
The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025 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 Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 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 Conversation · Feb 19, 2025 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.
Top News · Feb 19, 2025 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...
The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025 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
Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025 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