Brazil Politics
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Bolsonaro supporter who stormed Brazil’s capital gets 17-year sentenceThe rioters refused to accept Bolsonaro's defeat to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose inauguration took place one week before the uprising.WorldSep 14, 2023
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Trial begins for pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed Brazil’s top government officesThe rioters refused to accept the right-wing leader's defeat to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose inauguration took place one week before the uprising.WorldSep 13, 2023
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Brazil election: Lula maintains solid lead over Bolsonaro as campaigns head to runoffThe survey by IPEC taken over the three days since the first-round vote found Lula with 51% voter support against Bolsonaro's 43%, with a margin of error of two percentage points.WorldOct 5, 2022
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Another Jan. 6? Bolsonaro attacks Brazil’s election, raising fears of violenceBrazilians head to the polls on Sunday, and the right-wing leader is expected to lose to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which Bolsonaro has said he won't accept.WorldOct 2, 2022
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized with ‘intestinal obstruction’Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in a statement.WorldJan 3, 2022
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Video shows Brazil’s leader calling for police to be replaced so family isn’t ‘screwed’The scandal stems from an accusation that Jair Bolsonaro leaned on his former justice minister to change senior federal police officials amid investigations into members of the president's political clan.WorldMay 22, 2020
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Brazil justice minister resigns, accuses Bolsonaro of meddlingSergio Moro, who won broad public support for jailing corrupt politicians and businessmen as a judge, said he was resigning because President Jair Bolsonaro fired federal police chief Mauricio Valeixo for personal and political reasons.WorldApr 24, 2020
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Thousands protest leading far-right presidential candidate in BrazilJair Bolsonaro is leading polls, but also has the highest rejection rate of any candidate. Brazil will vote October 7.WorldSep 29, 2018
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Brazilian President Michel Temer cited 44 times in corruption testimonyA former executive at a mega-construction company cited Brazilian President Michel Temer 44 times during testimony to federal prosecutors in a corruption probe.WorldDec 10, 2016
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Brazil’s Michel Temer inherits presidency on shaky groundSo far Temer has struggled in the nearly four months he's served as interim president following Rousseff's May impeachment.WorldSep 1, 2016
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