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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started to serve a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after he was convicted for leading a coup attempt following his 2022 presidential election loss, despite pressure and protest from US President Donald Trump.

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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro appeals his prison sentence

Bolsonaro was convicted of attempting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential race to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a plot that prosecutors alleged included plans to kill Lula.

Economy

Brazil's Lula pushes back against US tariff after Bolsonaro sentencing

After last week’s ruling against former President Bolsonaro, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that Trump’s government “will respond accordingly”.

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Crowds cheer in Brasília after Bolsonaro convicted of coup attempt

Opponents of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro celebrated across Brasília on Thursday night after the Supreme Court sentenced him to more than 27 years in prison for attempting a coup.

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Jair Bolsonaro planned to seek asylum in Argentina, Brazil police say

Bolsonaro is currently awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt and learned on Wednesday he might face another case as police formally accused him and one of his sons, Eduardo Bolsonaro, of obstruction of justice.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects coup allegations in final court statement

The former president and other defendants were required to present their final arguments by Wednesday. This marks the final procedural step before the trial concludes, which is expected by the end of the year.

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Brazil judge places former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest

The ruling comes a month after Brazil’s top court ordered the former president to wear an ankle monitor, submit to a curfew and abide by limitations on his activity as legal proceedings investigating an alleged coup plot continue.

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BRICS group slams tariffs and Iran conflict at summit in Brazil

BRICS leaders are set to discuss key global political issues, but questions over the bloc’s unity have arisen as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have opted to skip the summit.

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Brazil's former president to stand trial over coup attempt

Bolsonaro, who fought to stay in power after losing the 2022 election, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and claims he is being politically persecuted.

Tech News

X returns to some users in Brazil with server change

Some X users are back online despite a nation-wide ban against the app in Brazil.

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Hundreds rally in Brazil to protest abortion bill

Demonstrators gathered in front of Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia on Wednesday to protest a bill that would further criminalise abortions.

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185,000 Bolsonaro supporters stage rally to defend him amid coup probe

The former president denied that he and his supporters attempted a coup when rioters assaulted government buildings a year ago.

Tech News

City lawmakers in Brazil passed a new law secretly written by ChatGPT

Objections were sparked when politicians in the city of Porto Allegre discovered the law they had enacted was written by OpenAI's popular chatbot.

Economy

How EU deforestation rules are hampering Mercosur trade deal

Despite Brazil facing challenges in adhering to EU regulations on deforestation, Greenpeace claims that the bloc is willing to compromise on certain single-use plastic standards to finalise the deal.

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Lula's u-turn on Putin arrest warrant waiver ahead of Rio's G20 summit

Brazil's president has qualified his words a day after claiming an International Criminal Court arrest warrant would be ignored if the Russian president visited Rio for the G20 summit in 2024.

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Two-day Amazon summit set to focus on climate change and human rights

Eight South American countries are meeting in Brazil to thrash out co-ordinated policies for the Amazon basin.