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Brazil’s Bolsonaro adds skin cancer to woes

BRASILIA – Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last week of leading an attempted coup, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, his doctor said...

Bolsonaro conviction ‘not a witch hunt’

BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pushed back Sunday (Monday Manila time) against harsh US criticism of the conviction this week...

In split-up Brasilia, some celebrate Bolsonaro conviction, others fume

BRASILIA – Patrons of a bar in Brasilia cheered and applauded Thursday as ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict appeared on a giant screen in...

Bolsonaro backers rallied before coup trial verdict

SAO PAULO – Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will test his political strength Sunday with demonstrations in the country’s main cities, days before the...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro has lost appetite ahead of trial verdict – son

Brasília – Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has lost his appetite and continues to vomit, his son said Friday, just days before learning his...

Brazilian prosecutors: Bolsonaro is flight risk

BRASILIA – Brazilian prosecutors called for increased police surveillance of former president Jair Bolsonaro on Monday (Tuesday Manla time), as the Supreme Court hears...

Defense lawyers call for acquittal of Bolsonaro

BRASILIA – Defense lawyers for former president Jair Bolsonaro asked Brazil’s Supreme Court for an acquittal during Wednesday’s (Thursday Manila time) closing arguments in...

Prosecutor asks court to find Bolsonaro guilty

BRASILIA, Brazil – A prosecutor asked Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup,...

Trump unveils 50% tariff on Brazil goods, blasts Bolsonaro trial

Washington, United States—President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to slap a 50 percent US tariff on Brazilian goods starting August 1, as he blasted the...

Bolsonaro to appear in Brazil court over attempted coup

BRASILIA—Brazil’s right wing former president Jair Bolsonaro will appear at the Supreme Court Monday (Tuesday Manila time), facing charges of trying to stage a...

Bolsonaro to take stand in coup trial

BRASILIA—Brazil’s rightwing former president Jair Bolsonaro will take the stand next week in his trial on charges of trying to stage a coup to...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro surgery ends ‘with success’

BRASILIA—Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro underwent a successful intestinal surgery in Brasilia on Sunday (Monday Manila time), his wife said, going through a marathon operation...

Bolsonaro whips up Sao Paulo protest rally over coup charges

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro rallied thousands of people Sunday (Monday Manila time) to a demonstration in Sao Paulo against...

Bolsonaro to stand trial for attempted coup

BRASILIA – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) ordered far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro to stand trial on charges of plotting a...
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