Jair Bolsonaro

Former leader Bolsonaro reportedly returning to Brazil next week
The far-right former president has been in the US since December, following his loss in the 2022 presidential election.
Published On 24 Mar 2023
Brazil police say they stop gang assassination, kidnapping plot
Police allege that a criminal network planned to kidnap and murder government officials in coordinated attacks.
Published On 22 Mar 2023
Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to turn over gifted jewellery, guns
The former president faces scrutiny for reports that his administration attempted to bring $3.2m in jewellery to Brazil.
Published On 15 Mar 2023
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation again hits record high for February
Spike underscores challenge new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces to reverse years of environmental destruction.
Published On 10 Mar 2023

Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro went to US after losing re-election but has suggested he could return to lead opposition.

A news outlet reported that jewels worth more than $3m were discovered in the backpack of a former aide in October 2021.

Ex-Brazilian president says he plans to return home soon after having spent more than a month in the US.

Experts say January decrease is ‘positive’, but caution it is too soon to say whether it marks a long-term reversal.

Yanomami Indigenous leaders in Brazil’s Amazon blame illegal gold miners for a health crisis and surge in violence.

“I’ve never seen such political turmoil.”

Application for six-month US visa comes as Jair Bolsonaro faces accusations he helped incite riot in Brazil’s capital.

Leonardo Rodrigues de Jesus is the first member of Bolsonaro’s family to be probed in relation to the January 8 attack.

Indigenous communities in the Amazon have come under siege as business interests violently expand their operations.

Brazil’s President Lula has suggested the pro-Bolsonaro rioters acted with help from inside the government.

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