Jair Bolsonaro

Once eager to flaunt ties to Washington, the Bolsonaro camp is now struggling to contain a backlash fuelled by US tariffs and election controversy

Calls to replace scandal-hit presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro with his stepmother have exposed deep fractures on the right

Eduardo Bolsonaro sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of courting US interference

President Lula lashes out at lead election rival Flávio Bolsonaro over US lobbying effort

Abelardo de la Espriella’s win in the first round of presidential election suggests country could become latest in region to swing right

After winning two Golden Globes, the proudly puzzling thriller is up for the best-picture Oscar. And now the Brazilian president is on the phone

A supreme court corruption scandal and the Bolsonaro family’s return to the ballot threaten to derail hopes of political stability as Lula seeks a fourth term

Irish Times writers recount some of the biggest world news stories they covered this year and why they were significant

An Infinite Sadness by Antônio Xerxenesky’s; False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez; Every Time We Say Goodbye by Ivana Sajko; and Not There by Mariusz Szczygieł

Plot to assassinate his successor, Lula, and his running mate, failed when military chiefs refused to take part

Former president’s electronic ankle monitor had been tampered with on Saturday

More than 130 killed in the deadliest police raid in Rio’s history

Cognyte products include sophisticated surveillance software

In the News podcast: In the News podcast: Could Bolsonaro’s supporters secure an amnesty for the divisive former leader, and how will Donald Trump respond?

Far-right former president convicted of attempted coup, as Brazilians wait nervously for Trump’s response

Far-right former leader, who denies wrongdoing, contends he is being politically persecuted

Concerns are growing that EU officials regulating Big Tech could face US visa bans

The tariffs are the highest of any levy US president Donald Trump has imposed this year

Former Brazilian leader and ally of US president is facing trial for attempting a coup after losing 2022 election

How to Save the Amazon is a worthy legacy for a much-missed friend and colleague

Accusations of slow response to scandal hit president as polls began recovering from year-long slide

Jair Bolsonaro could face long prison sentence if found guilty by supreme court

With an approval rating of just 24%, the erstwhile trade union boss has never been as unpopular

Charges come after two-year investigation into election-denying movement that culminated in riots

The film, based on the real story of the forced disappearance of a dissident in 1970s Brazil, is a box-office sensation in its native Brazil despite right-wing calls for a boycott

Car Wash inquiry dug up evidence of multibillion-euro kickbacks involving Brazilian companies but its progress has gone into reverse in a landscape of judicial overreach likely to favour former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro

Serving and retired generals alleged to have led an effort to overthrow the 2022 election and murder the victors and the judge who oversaw the process

Pablo Marçal hints at a run for presidency despite facing potential ban from future elections over forged medical report about rival Guilherme Boulos

São Paulo’s mayoral election had been uninspiring. Then Pablo Marçal threw his baseball cap into the ring

Internet providers in Brazil will be told to block social media platform as Musk misses deadline to appoint legal representative in the country

Judge Alexandre de Moraes says moves against platform are part of fight to protect democracy from misinformation and hateful content

São Paulo Letter: The former president has many legal woes and fears arrest

Former Brazilian president is being investigated over alleged role in attacks on government buildings

Experts are warning that ‘the lungs of the world’ face a disastrous tipping point by 2050 unless radical action is taken

Three aides to former leader arrested as police set out details of alleged plan to prevent Lula taking office after 2022 polls

Government, which does not hold a majority in Congress, is in talks with allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s ex-president faces multiple criminal inquiries. But his biggest threat may be the case involving a watch gifted by the Saudis and sold in Pennsylvania

Summit could agree to a regional pact to stop deforestation by 2030, among other measures

Indigenous leaders seek to play key role in talks as Brazil regional summit raises hopes for Amazon protection

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