Thousands gather in Rio de Janeiro to demonstrate support for Bolsonaro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Thousands of people gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Sunday in a show of support for former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces charges of leading a plot to topple the government and undermine the country’s democracy after he lost a 2022 election. Charges against the former army […]
Charged with coup plot, Bolsonaro seeks lifeline from Brazil lawmakers
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters 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. A conviction by the Supreme Court, which is overseeing the case, could land Bolsonaro in prison and create another […]
Brazil targets illegal logging in major Amazon raids
Porto Velho, Brazil Reuters Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one of the most heavily logged regions of the Amazon rainforest in recent weeks, officials told Reuters. The raids kicked off a year-long project called Operation Maravalha, named after a type of sawdust, in […]
Amazon gold: New technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit trade
RICARDO BRITO and ANTHONY BOADLE, of Reuters, report on efforts to trace the origins of gold in Brazil as part of a bid to shut down the illegal gold-mining industry…
Brazil’s Lula leaves hospital, speaks publicly for first time since surgeries
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Doctors discharged Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from a Sao Paulo hospital on Sunday, after a pair of emergency surgeries last week to treat and prevent bleeding in his head. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, waves while leaves the Sirio-Libanes Hospital after a surgery, in Sao […]
Bolsonaro’s indictment in Brazil stirs conservative Christian supporters’ outrage
São Paulo, Brazil RNS A report released on 26th November by Brazil’s federal police details a conspiracy allegedly involving former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others to stage a coup to prevent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office in 2023. The list of 37 indicted individuals, which includes a Roman Catholic priest, […]
Brazil police report: Bolsonaro directly involved in 2022 coup plot
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazil’s federal police presented evidence to the Supreme Court that former President Jair Bolsonaro was directly involved in plotting a coup to overturn the outcome of the 2022 election he lost, according to an 884-page report unsealed on Tuesday. That final police report, the result of a nearly two-year investigation, lays out […]
Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and ex-ministers of 2022 coup plot
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the 2022 election along with dozens of ex-ministers and senior aides, federal police said in a formal accusation filed on Thursday with the country’s Supreme Court. The final police report caps a nearly two-year investigation into Bolsonaro’s role in the election-denying movement […]
Brazilian police uncover military plot to kill Lula before 2023 inauguration
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022, days before he took office. Documents seized by police revealed a plan to shoot or poison Lula and his […]
Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday urged leaders of the Group of 20 major economies to accelerate their national climate targets, calling on them to reach net zero climate emissions five to 10 years ahead of schedule. Opening the last session of the G20 summit in Rio […]