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Brazil's Bolsonaro 'not afraid of any trial' over accusations he plotted to remain president

Mar. 16, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday he was “not afraid of any trial,” a day after documents released by the Supreme Court revealed that two top military leaders said the populist plotted to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. ...

Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat

Mar. 15, 2024 19:16 PM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Two top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan for him to remain in power after the 2022 election he lost, but both refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents...

Brazil's economy grows 2.9% in Lula's 1st year, beating expectations

Mar. 01, 2024 17:53 PM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's economy grew 2.9% in 2023, beating expectations in the first year of the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to the government statistics institute Friday. The number announced by IBGE impressed many economists, whose overall...

Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale off Sao Paulo

Feb. 27, 2024 15:14 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for having allegedly “harassed” a humpback whale while riding a personal watercraft off Sao Paulo's coast last year. Bolsonaro appeared at the federal police in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to meet...

Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro stage huge demonstration to defend him amid investigations

Feb. 25, 2024 20:28 PM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a huge rally jamming a main avenue in Brazil's biggest city Sunday to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. The far-right leader said in a speech that he seeks "pacification to erase...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation

Feb. 22, 2024 15:12 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides met Thursday with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaro's successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro arrived at Federal...

German suspect in Madeleine McCann case goes on trial over unrelated sexual offense charges

Feb. 16, 2024 06:11 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — A man who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann went on trial Friday over several unrelated sexual offenses he is alleged to have committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. The trial was quickly adjourned until next week. The...

Brazilian police charge ex-President Bolsonaro's youngest son with alleged fraud

Feb. 15, 2024 20:53 PM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police said Thursday they have charged the youngest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro with alleged fraud, adding to the legal pressure on the family of the far-right leader who is himself facing several investigations. Police in Brazil's Federal...

Brazil police investigate ex-President Bolsonaro's top aides over alleged coup plot

Feb. 08, 2024 15:01 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police on Thursday searched homes and offices of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s top aides in an investigation alleging they plotted a coup and that the ex-president was aware of the plan, court documents showed. The alleged plot in the event...

Police investigate the son of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro for alleged spying on opponents

Jan. 29, 2024 16:35 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's federal police on Monday searched the home and office of Carlos Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a Rio de Janeiro city councilman, two days after the Supreme Court granted the warrants. Police said in a statement that they...