Braslia: Brazil’s attorney general on Tuesday accused far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro of steering a “criminal organization” whose objective in 2022 was “to ensure he remains in power.” Bolsonaro was one of the “leaders” of a plot to keep him in office “regardless of the outcome of 2022 elections” he lost to leftist rival Luiz … Read more
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of backing an attempted coup, told a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday that a ban on him seeking re-election next year amounted to a “denial of democracy.” Several thousand supporters of the far-right firebrand lined Rio’s famous Copacabana beach to show support for Brazil’s 2019-2022 … Read more
Several thousand supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro packed Copacabana beach in Rio on Sunday to show their backing for the right-wing firebrand, who is accused of attempting to overthrow his left-wing successor. Bolsonaro, 69, has called for a million-strong demonstration on the famous beach in a show of strength ahead of elections next … Read more
Brasilia: Brazil’s attorney general on Tuesday formally charged far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others over an alleged coup attempt after his 2022 election loss. Bolsonaro, 69, and his co-accused were hit with five charges over the alleged bid to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after a bitter election … Read more