Jair Bolsonaro faces a probe after his supporters stormed government buildings Brazil’s Supreme Court approved a request from the prosecutor general’s office on Friday to investigate former president, Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion of inciting riots in the capital. On Sunday, Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed and looted buildings in the capital, Brasilia, …
Read More »Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots
Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday with stomach pains as 1,500 of his supporters were rounded up in Brasilia after storming key buildings in the capital over the weekend. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist who took office on …
Read More »Lula da Silva sworn in as Brazil president
Brazil officially has a new but familiar president as Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for the third time. The politician, known as Lula, had held Brazil’s highest office between 2003 and 2010. He enters office having defeated Jair Bolsonaro in October with concern surrounding the inauguration ceremony …
Read More »At Least 3 Dead, 11 Wounded as 16-year-old Shoots Up Two Schools in Brazil
The ex-student opened fire on a group of teachers first, killing two women and wounding nine. He then proceeded to a nearby school where he killed a young girl and injured two others, authorities in Espirito Santo said. Footage aired on Brazilian media showed the teen dressed in military-style camouflage. …
Read More »Brazil’s Bolsonaro fined for challenging election results
A top judge said the president’s “bizarre” election claims were based on a “fraudulent narrative” about faulty voting machines Brazil’s electoral court has rejected a request by Jair Bolsonaro to overturn the results of October’s presidential race, saying the outgoing leader had challenged the election in “bad faith” while slapping …
Read More »Brazil election: Lula wins presidency, defeats Bolsonaro
Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election, but the far-right incumbent had not conceded defeat by Monday morning, raising concerns he might contest the result. Tens of thousands of jubilant supporters took to the streets of Sao Paulo to celebrate …
Read More »Brazilian presidential rivals head to runoff
The election authority has announced that neither candidate secured a majority in Sunday’s election Following the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, it was announced that none of the candidates were able to secure a majority. A runoff between former President Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro …
Read More »Front-runner Lula close to outright win in Brazil election
Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a solid lead going into Sunday’s presidential race against far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and is within sight of an outright victory, a fresh poll showed on Saturday. Brazil’s most polarized election in decades will decide whether to return to power …
Read More »Brazil election: A clash of political titans as Bolsonaro faces Lula
Brazil’s presidential election Sunday is being contested by 11 candidates, but only two stand a chance of reaching a runoff: former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Both are political titans, and eight of 10 Brazilians will vote for one of them, according to pollster Datafolha. …
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