Tag Archives: Brazil

Top Bolsonaro Official Arrested Upon Return From FL

Reuters reports: Brazil’s former Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who was in charge of public security in Brasilia during the invasion of government buildings a week ago, was arrested in Brasilia on Saturday on suspicion of “omission” and “connivance”. Torres was arrested after returning to Brazil on Saturday. He had been on vacation in Florida, the same U.S. state his ex-boss, …

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Brazilian Prosecutors Accuse Bolsonaro Of Inciting Riot

Deutsche Welle reports: Brazilian prosecutors on Friday called on the country’s Supreme Court to probe former President Jair Bolsonaro, after recent violent riots in the capital, Brasilia. The Prosecutor General of the Republic (PGR) office said Bolsonaro may have “publicly incited the commission of a crime” with his social media activity. The PGR cited a video posted by Bolsonaro on January …

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Brazilian Prosecutors Seek To Seize Bolsonaro’s Assets

Bloomberg News reports: Brazilian prosecutors asked a court to seize the assets of former President Jair Bolsonaro as their investigation of the violent, anti-government riots that shook the country Sunday expands beyond the demonstrators themselves. Officials said the money should be used to help pay for the damage to public property when protesters stormed government buildings in Brasilia on Jan. …

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Carlson: Brazil’s Election Was “Very Clearly Rigged”

“Consider what is happening tonight in Brazil. So, thanks to what was very clearly a rigged election, a convicted criminal called Lula da Silva is now the president of the most important country in South America. “Millions of people in Brazil understand exactly what happened. So, yesterday in frustration, a group of Brazilian protestors swarmed their legislature. “They know their …

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Questions Arise About Bolsonaro’s US Visa Status

Reuters reports: The United States has not received any official requests from the Brazilian government regarding the status of former President Jair Bolsonaro after his supporters stormed Brazil’s Congress, the White House said on Monday. National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters it appeared that democratic institutions in Brazil were holding. He said U.S. officials are not in direct contact …

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REPORT: Jair Bolsonaro Hospitalized Near Orlando

Bloomberg News reports: Brazil’s ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a US hospital with abdominal pain a day after his supporters stormed Brasilia demanding military intervention against his loss in the October election, according to a former aide. The conservative leader, who traveled to the US on Dec. 30 to skip the inauguration of his successor Luiz Inacio Lula …

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Alex Jones: The State Dept Staged Uprising In Brazil

Media Matters has the transcript: Bolsonaro won in every state but the biggest city in Brazil, the communists control. Polls showed he was 50/50 there, but he lost by almost 70%. Just like they do in Maricopa County and other key areas like Atlanta and Georgia, where they steal their elections. And you have the State Department, the deep state …

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Jair Bolsonaro Denies Being Behind Attacks In Brazil

“Peaceful demonstrations, in the form of the law, are part of democracy. However, depredations and invasions of public buildings as occurred today, as well as those practiced by the left in 2013 and 2017, escape the rule. “Throughout my mandate, I have always been within the four lines of the Constitution, respecting and defending the laws, democracy, transparency and our …

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Trump So Far Silent About Bolsonaro And Brazil

The Independent reports: So far, despite the many parallels to the Jan 6 insurrection, Mr Trump has refrained from offering any remarks on the siege in Brazil. The one-time president was clearly active on social media, continuing a round-the-clock commentary on his Truth Social network, including posting news articles and calling congressman Adam Schiff a “sleazebag and a traitor” throughout …

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Rep. Joaquin Castro: Extradite Bolsonaro To Brazil

“Bolsonaro should be extradited to Brazil. In fact, it was reported that he was under investigation for corruption and fled Brazil to the United States. He’s a dangerous man, they should send him back to his home country, Brazil. “Bolsonaro was an authoritarian leader, and I stand with the democratically elected leadership in Brazil. He basically used the Trump playbook …

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Over 400 Arrested In Attack On Brazil’s Capital

NBC News reports: Chaos struck Brazil’s capital Sunday when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro descended on government buildings, breached them, climbed on a rooftop and broke windows. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, sworn in Jan. 1, responded by authorizing federal intervention in the Federal District until the end of January. He called those who attacked Congress “fascists,” according to …

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J6 REDUX: Bolsonaro Supporters Ransack Congress

The Guardian reports: Thousands of hardcore supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, have stormed the country’s congress, presidential palace and supreme court in a stunning security breach that was immediately compared to the 6 January invasion of the US Capitol by followers of Donald Trump in 2021. “What we are witnessing is a terrorist attack,” the news anchor Erick …

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Brazilian Public Is Fascinated With Santos Scandal

Mother Jones reports: The shitstorm swirling around the Republican politician has particularly resonated with Brazilian, who are big on soap operas and have a singular appreciation for dramatic plot twists in politics. Most reactions express a mix of embarrassment and amusement. While Santos wasn’t born in Brazil, some Brazilians have attributed his flexible relationship to the truth to his heritage …

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Brazilian Fraud Victim Calls Santos “A Professional Liar”

CNN reports:   A Brazilian former shop clerk allegedly defrauded out of more than $1,300 by George Santos has a message to voters who cast ballots for the Republican congressman-elect: “Don’t feel guilty, he does that really well. He’s a professional liar.” In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Bruno Simões said that Santos in 2008 paid for merchandise using …

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Brazil To Revive Fraud Charges Against George Santos

The New York Times reports: When Representative-elect George Santos takes his seat in Congress on Tuesday, he will do so under the shadow of active investigations by federal and local prosecutors into potential criminal activity during his two congressional campaigns. But an older criminal case may be more pressing: Brazilian law enforcement authorities intend to revive fraud charges against Mr. …

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Bolsonaro Rents FL Home, Awaits Possible Prosecution

The New York Times reports: Mr. Bolsonaro’s decision to spend at least the first weeks of Mr. Lula’s presidency in Florida shows his unease about his future in Brazil. Mr. Bolsonaro, 67, is linked to five separate inquiries, including one into his release of documents related to a classified investigation, another on his attacks on Brazil’s voting machines and another …

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Brazil’s Lula To Be Sworn-In Under Massive Security

The BBC reports: Crowds of people are gathering in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, ahead of the inauguration of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president. The state of Brasilia has pledged to deploy “100%” of its police force – around 8,000 officers – to the city amid fears that some supporters of Mr Bolsonaro could seek to disrupt proceedings. Mr …

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Flees To Florida As Immunity Expires

Reuters reports: Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Florida on Friday, after delivering a teary message to his supporters less than two days before his fierce leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to take office. An official Brazilian plane landed in Orlando, Florida late on Friday, flight tracking website FlightAware showed. Although Bolsonaro’s destination has not …

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Brazilian Soccer Legend Pelé Dies At Age 82

The New York Times reports: Pelé, one of soccer’s greatest players and a transformative figure in 20th-century sports who achieved a level of global celebrity few athletes have known, died on Thursday in São Paulo. He was 82. A national hero in his native Brazil, Pelé was beloved around the world — by the very poor, among whom he was …

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Trumpian: Bolsonaro To Skip Successor’s Inauguration

Bloomberg News reports: Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro seems poised to skip the inauguration of his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Jan. 1, shunning a traditional power handover ceremony in Brasilia to spend New Year’s Eve celebrations in the US. Brazil’s official gazette on Wednesday published an authorization for an army official to travel to the US in the final …

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