Jair Bolsonaro /tags/jair-bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:55:33 GMT Brazil's Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health /americas/2026-03-24/brazils-bolsonaro-allowed-to-serve-27-year-sentence-at-home-due-to-ill-health A top Brazilian justice has granted former President Jair Bolsonaro permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health. Bolsonaro was put in intensive care for a few days because of kidney problems and inflammatory issues. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:55:33 GMT /americas/2026-03-24/brazils-bolsonaro-allowed-to-serve-27-year-sentence-at-home-due-to-ill-health Associated Press Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot /npr-breaking-news/2025-09-11/brazils-ex-president-bolsonaro-sentenced-to-27-years-for-coup-plot A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:58:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2025-09-11/brazils-ex-president-bolsonaro-sentenced-to-27-years-for-coup-plot JĂşlia Dias Carneiro Bolsonaro backers take to Brazil's streets before verdict. Lula calls for sovereignty against Trump /americas/2025-09-08/bolsonaro-backers-take-to-brazils-streets-before-verdict-lula-calls-for-sovereignty-against-trump Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro took the streets on Brazil's Independence Day, calling out against the Supreme Court trial that is scheduled to give a verdict against their leader in an alleged coup plot this week. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Brazil will not accept foreign influence in its domestic affairs, in yet another reference to persistent criticism and sanctions imposed on his country under U.S. President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro's allies have turned Sept. 7 in recent years into an annual show of political force. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-09-08/bolsonaro-backers-take-to-brazils-streets-before-verdict-lula-calls-for-sovereignty-against-trump ElĂ©onore Hughes and Mauricio Savarese | Associated Press How to try, and fail, to carry out a coup /americas/2025-09-03/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-trial Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stands trial on Tuesday, accused of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 elections. Evidence suggests this is how he tried to do it. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-09-03/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-trial Ana Ionova | The New York Times Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro coup trial begins — here's what to know /americas/2025-09-02/brazils-ex-president-bolsonaro-coup-trial-begins-heres-what-to-know Prosecutors in Jair Bolsonaro's coup-plotting trial deliver closing arguments this week, with the former Brazilian president facing a possible 40-year sentence. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-09-02/brazils-ex-president-bolsonaro-coup-trial-begins-heres-what-to-know Carrie Kahn Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro had planned to flee to Argentina /npr-breaking-news/2025-08-21/brazilian-police-say-ex-president-bolsonaro-had-planned-to-flee-to-argentina Bolsonaro is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt and learned Wednesday he might face another case as police formally accused him and one of his son of obstruction of justice Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:57:06 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2025-08-21/brazilian-police-say-ex-president-bolsonaro-had-planned-to-flee-to-argentina The Associated Press Brazil kept tight rein on big tech. Trump’s tariffs could change that /americas/2025-08-13/brazil-kept-tight-rein-on-big-tech-trumps-tariffs-could-change-that President Donald Trump’s use of painful tariffs against Brazil has so far not sprung his political ally Jair Bolsonaro from house arrest as he awaits trial on charges of plotting a coup. But the levies appear to be having more success in opening doors for America’s Big Tech companies as they seek to influence the rules governing them. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-08-13/brazil-kept-tight-rein-on-big-tech-trumps-tariffs-could-change-that Ana Ionova | The New York Times Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally /americas/2025-08-04/brazils-supreme-court-orders-house-arrest-for-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-a-trump-ally 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 imposed on him by spreading content through his three lawmaker sons. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 01:14:45 GMT /americas/2025-08-04/brazils-supreme-court-orders-house-arrest-for-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-a-trump-ally Mauricio Savarese | The Associated Press What spooks Trump in Brazil isn't the look into Bolsonaro's past — but his own /commentary/2025-07-24/trump-brazil-bolsonaro COMMENTARY The real reason President Trump is threatening tariffs in order to quash ex-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's coup-plot trial? The case is too big a reminder of his own alleged sedition. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:56:32 GMT /commentary/2025-07-24/trump-brazil-bolsonaro Tim Padgett Brazil’s Supreme Court is deciding if Bolsonaro will stand trial on coup attempt charges /americas/2025-03-25/brazils-supreme-court-bolsonaro-coup-attempt-charges The accused will become defendants in a criminal case if a majority of justices vote to accept the charges filed by the prosecutor-general last month. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:08:12 GMT /americas/2025-03-25/brazils-supreme-court-bolsonaro-coup-attempt-charges ElĂ©onore Huges | The Associated Press