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Brazil's Bolsonaro says ankle monitor damage caused by 'paranoia', 'hallucinations' leading to his arrest

November 24, 2025 6:20 am

On Saturday, Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the arrest of the 70-year-old former president of the country as the administration said Bolsonaro is a potential flight risk.

Brazil top-court panel unanimously rejects Bolsonaro's prison sentence appeal

November 08, 2025 12:51 pm

The former president will only begin serving his sentence once all appeals are exhausted, which could happen as early as this month, court sources said.

Brazil's Supreme Court finds Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges

September 12, 2025 9:21 am

Jair Bolsonaro who governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022 was found guilty on five counts by three members of a five-justice panel.

Bolsonaro’s coup trial nears verdict phase in Brazil’s Supreme Court: What are key things to know?

August 31, 2025 11:57 am

The trial begins at 9 am local time on September 2, led by Justice Cristiano Zanin, a former lawyer for President Lula and chairman of the panel.

Brazil's Bolsonaro appeals house arrest order

August 07, 2025 7:37 am

Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.

Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro, a Trump ally

August 05, 2025 6:22 am

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the case against Bolsonaro before the top court, said in his decision that the 70-year-old former president had violated precautionary measures.

US sanctions Brazil's Supreme Court justice overseeing trial against Trump ally Bolsonaro

July 31, 2025 8:17 am

De Moraes oversees criminal case against Bolsonaro, who is accused of masterminding a plot to stay in power despite his 2022 election defeat to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, excludes key sectors like aircraft, energy

July 31, 2025 6:51 am

Trump administration also sanctioned the Brazilian supreme court justice who was overseeing former Brazil President Bolsonaro's trial on charges of plotting a coup.

Bolsonaro ‘witch-hunt’ sparks US retaliation, judge who ordered ankle monitor faces visa ban

July 19, 2025 7:58 pm

Reacting strongly to the decision to impose visa bans, a senior Brazilian judicial official on Friday said the country's judiciary "will not be intimidated" by what he described as an arbitrary move.

Trump’s bizarre threat to punish Brazil for acting like a democracy will backfire on Americans

July 15, 2025 1:51 pm

In the past, all US presidents did their moral preaching in rhetorical support of democracy and rule of law. With Trump, we have a president actively jawboning foreign leaders against these values

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Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters invade and vandalise Brazil's top government offices

January 09, 2023 9:26 pm

A week after his leftist opponent, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, took office, followers of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attacked Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace on Sunday,

Bolsonaro vs Lula: Fate of Amazon rainforest hinges on Brazil's presidential poll

October 29, 2022 3:12 pm

Brazil's presidential election on Sunday may determine the fate of the Amazon jungle, the world's largest rainforest, after deforestation soared in the past four years under President Jair Bolsonaro.

Amazon again under threat from forest fires

August 17, 2020 7:39 pm

Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have surged so far in August, outstripping the same period of 2019 and renewing concerns about the forest's destruction.

Republic Day celebration photos from across India

January 27, 2020 8:56 am

India Republic Day 2020 Images, Photos: Breaking decades-old tradition, the Republic Day proceedings this year will not begin from India Gate but instead will begin from the National War Memorial, where PM Modi will lay a wreath.

Bolsonaro in India: Brazil President accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan

January 26, 2020 7:42 am

The Brazilian president is in India primarily to grace the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday as chief guest and explore ways to boost trade ties with India at a time when both the large economies are hit by slowdowns.

Behind the scenes photos of the Republic Day parade rehearsals

January 23, 2020 7:39 am

During the Republic Day parade, the IAF will showcase its might and glory, with its tableau depicting scaled-down models of five systems recently added to its inventory—Rafale aircraft, Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), surface-to-air guided weapon Aakash missile and Astra missiles.

Greta Thunberg, Boris Johnson, Carrie Lam, K Sivan: Global newsmakers of 2019

January 01, 2020 11:30 am

From Sanna Marin who took oath in December as Finland's Prime Minister to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg being named Time Magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year, 2019 has been an eventful year. Here is a recap of the year in photographs

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