Bolsonaro

Brazil’s police say Bolsonaro in 2024 wrote Milei an asylum request

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In February 2024, Brazilian police have alleged that Jair Bolsonaro submitted a request for political asylum to Argentina’s president Javier Milei, a development that may exacerbate the former leader’s legal challenges. A 33-page document discovered on Bolsonaro’s mobile phone was dated merely days following the initiation of a coup-plotting investigation by the Federal Police during … Read more

Brazilian Supreme Court orders house arrest for Bolsonaro

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The former president violated July court restraining orders by protesting in Copacabana on Sunday. On Monday, Brazil’s Supreme Court mandated that former President Jair Bolsonaro be placed under house arrest due to his “repeated failure to comply with precautionary measures,” while also prohibiting him from receiving visitors. The ruling by Alexandre de Moraes, a judge … Read more