Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro and President

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.
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro charged in connection with alleged coup plot
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election and keep his opponent from taking power, according to documents filed by prosecutors Tuesday evening.
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Plotting a Coup After 2022 Election Loss
Brazil’s attorney general accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a scheme to try to hold on to power. The Supreme Court will decide whether he is arrested.
Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula
Brazil’s top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.
Bolsonaro and Cronies Charged for Coup Plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and 32 of his accomplices are now formally charged with leading a systematic and elaborate coup plot that played
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
Bolsonaro never formally conceded his narrow electoral defeat to Lula in October 2022, insinuating that instead the election had been stolen. In 2023, Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court ruled that he had abused his power and banned him from running for political office again for the next eight years.
Charged with coup plot, Bolsonaro seeks lifeline from Brazil lawmakers
After Brazil's top prosecutor charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with plotting a 2022 coup, the ex-president's political future may hinge on a legislative blitz to change how politicians are blocked from running for office.
Brazil’s Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Charged Over Alleged Coup Plot
The charges against Bolsonaro stem from the former president’s attempt to overturn his 2022 presidential election loss against President Lula da Silva.
Lula says Bolsonaro’s push for amnesty means he's admitting guilt in Brazil coup plot
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says predecessor Jair Bolsonaro is acknowledging his guilt in a case in which he’s accused of plotting a coup to stay in power by focusing on a campaign f
Streamlined charges against Bolsonaro may speed case ahead of 2026 Brazil vote
Brazilian prosecutors presented a streamlined version of charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro this week over a plot to overturn his 2022 electoral loss, which could boost the chances of a final ruling before next year's elections.
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 2023 milo. If Bolsonaro is convicted,
Brazil’s Bolsonaro slams 'vague' accusations after attempted coup indictment
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday dismissed as vague accusations that he orchestrated an attempted coup ...
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Brazil's PGR indicts Bolsonaro and 33 others for coup attempt
Former President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted Tuesday by Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) alongside 33 other people before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for the crimes of coup d'état ...
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Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup
Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday formally charged former president Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, in a plot that included a plan to ...
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 ...
Trump Media sues a Brazilian judge who clashed with MAGA ally Jair Bolsonaro hours after ex-president was indicted for an alleged coup and assassination attempt
Trump Media and the right-wing video platform Rumble jointly sued Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes, alleging his ...