Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro House Arrest Ruling Shifts As He Goes Into Custody

November 22, 2025 6:39 am

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained by federal police in Brasilia on Saturday, ending more than three months of house arrest while he continues to appeal a Supreme Court conviction linked to efforts to overturn the 2022 election result. His lawyer confirmed the detention.

The move adds fresh tension to a political and legal saga that has dominated Brazil’s national debate since Bolsonaro left office. It also places new attention on his appeal process, which has not yet exhausted all available stages, meaning the final arrest order in his coup plot case has not been issued.

A source familiar …

Bolsonaro Appeal 27-year Sentence Filed Against Coup Conviction

October 28, 2025 6:22 am

Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday submitted an 85-page appeal to the country’s Supreme Court seeking review of his 27-year prison sentence, handed down in September for his role in a failed coup attempt following his 2022 electoral defeat.

The appeal motion asks the Supreme Court to revisit aspects of Bolsonaro’s conviction, including the cumulative prison term, while not specifying the exact reduction while seeking “clarification or review of specific parts of the conviction.”

Bolsonaro was convicted by a five-judge panel last month of five crimes including leading an armed criminal organisation, attempting to violently abolish democracy …

Reckless Bolsonaro Holds Rally Amid Coronavirus Surge

May 25, 2020 8:34 am

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro hit Brasilia’s streets Sunday for a rally with his supporters, ditching his face mask and breaking social distancing measures even as coronavirus cases surged.

The far-right president arrived at the rally outside the presidential palace in a white surgical mask, but soon took it off to greet the cheering crowd, shake hands and embrace supporters, at one point even hoisting a young boy onto his shoulders.

The rally came as Brazil emerged as a new flashpoint in the pandemic.

With nearly 350,000 confirmed cases, Brazil now has the second-biggest caseload in the world, after the United …

Brazil Justice Minister Resigns, Blasts Bolsonaro

April 25, 2020 2:49 pm

Brazilian public prosecutor Augusto Aras asked the Supreme Court on Friday to authorise the investigation of allegations made by former minister Sergio Moro against President Jair Bolsonaro, his office said.

Bolsonaro suffered the heaviest blow to his presidency so far as his popular justice minister quit on Friday and accused him of potentially criminal meddling in law enforcement, adding to the turmoil of a government struggling to confront a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak.