Brazil, Bolsonaro and President

Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro
Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup
Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro has been charged over an alleged coup. What’s next for him?
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with orchestrating a plot to stay in office despite losing the 2022 election.
Brazil charges Bolsonaro with leading plot to seize power, kill rivals
Former president Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting the assassination of political rivals and a military takeover of Latin America’s largest country.
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Plotting a Coup After 2022 Election Loss
Brazil’s attorney general accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of overseeing a scheme to try to hold on to power. The Supreme Court will decide whether he is arrested.
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro charged in connection with alleged coup plot
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election and keep his opponent from taking power, according to documents filed by prosecutors Tuesday evening.
Charged with coup plot, Bolsonaro seeks lifeline from Brazil lawmakers
After Brazil's top prosecutor charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with plotting a 2022 coup, the ex-president's political future may hinge on a legislative blitz to change how politicians are blocked from running for office.
Brazil’s Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Charged Over Alleged Coup Plot
The charges against Bolsonaro stem from the former president’s attempt to overturn his 2022 presidential election loss against President Lula da Silva.
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
The South American country’s attorney general filed five criminal charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others in its Supreme Court on Feb. 18, 2025, detonating political shock waves.
Streamlined charges against Bolsonaro may speed case ahead of 2026 Brazil vote
Brazilian prosecutors presented a streamlined version of charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro this week over a plot to overturn his 2022 electoral loss, which could boost the chances of a final ruling before next year's elections.
Lula says Bolsonaro’s push for amnesty means he’s admitting guilt in Brazil coup plot
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, is acknowledging his guilt in a case in which he's accused of plotting a coup to stay in power after his 2022 electoral defeat by focusing on a campaign for an amnesty.
Bolsonaro’s indictment over alleged coup plot signals shift in Brazil’s approach to political accountability
The Brazilian attorney-general has charged the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, with participating in a plot to cling to power through a coup d’etat in 2023 milo. If Bolsonaro is convicted,
Brazil Stood Up for Its Democracy. Why Didn’t the U.S.?
F or years now, politics in Brazil have been the fun-house-mirror version of those in the United States. The dynamic was ...
Brazil's Bolsonaro charged for alleged plot to stage coup and poison his successor as president, Lula da Silva
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been formally charged for an alleged plot to stage a coup and try to poison his ...
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro indicted for fascist coup attempt
The evidence paints a sinister portrait of the military-fascist cabal that controlled the Brazilian state under the Bolsonaro ...
Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
The lawsuit came hours after the justice received an indictment of Brazil’s former president, who is an ally of President ...