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Environment
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Brazil weakens Amazon protections days after COP30

Brazil's legislature overturned vetoes to rapidly weaken environmental protections for the Amazon, prioritizing agribusiness and development over Indigenous rights and ecosystem safeguards.
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro backs eldest son's bid for presidency DW 12/06/2025

Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Brazil's jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, said his father has chosen him to lead his far-right Liberal Party and run for president in next year's election. "It is with great responsibility that I confirm the decision of Brazil's greatest political and moral leader, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, to entrust me with the mission of continuing our national project," the younger Bolsonaro wrote on X on Friday.
World news
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US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Lawyers in Brazil submit final statement for Bolsonaro in coup trial

Jair Bolsonaro denies involvement in efforts to overturn the 2022 election loss, claiming prosecutors lack convincing evidence.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago

LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!' Trump Demands Charges Be Dropped Against Another Friendly World Leader

Trump defends Bolsonaro, labeling the charges against him a politically motivated 'WITCH HUNT' and criticizing Brazil's Supreme Court for their actions.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Shackelford: Donald Trump applies his strongman approach to Latin America

The second Trump administration reasserts U.S. hemispheric influence, using economic power to back favored autocrats and punish opponents, undermining democratic norms.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Lula hails Bolsonaro verdict, tells Trump Brazil's democracy not negotiable

Brazil's president praises the Supreme Court's 27-year sentence for Jair Bolsonaro and calls U.S. tariffs against Brazil misguided and politically motivated.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Operation World Cup: the murder plot at the heart of Brazil's trial of the century

A plotted conspiracy by Bolsonaro supporters planned to assassinate Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes and other leaders to overthrow Brazil's democracy.
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World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

He's always on the attack': the Brazilian judge prosecuting Bolsonaro inspires both love and hate

Alexandre de Moraes has become a polarizing Brazilian figure idolized by progressives and reviled by Bolsonaro supporters, inspiring tattoos and intense public reactions.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

He's our last resort': Bolsonaro supporters beg Trump to intervene in ex-president's coup trial

Brazil's president vows national sovereignty while Bolsonaro supporters seek US pressure and Trump applies tariffs and sanctions amid Bolsonaro's coup trial.
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