Brazil’s President Lula vetoes bill to trim Bolsonaro prison sentence
The opposition-controlled Congress voted in December to pass a bill that would reduce Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro to begin prison sentence
The ex-president was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for trying to foment a coup after his election loss.
Brazil’s Supreme Court panel votes to keep Bolsonaro in police custody
Four justices voted to keep the former right-wing president in police custody after his ankle monitor was damaged.
Bolsonaro says hallucinatory effects of meds made him tamper with ankle tag
Brazil’s ex-president, convicted of foiled coup, is under arrest after taking a soldering iron to the monitoring device.
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How the arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro has divided Brazilians
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into police custody after tampering with his ankle monitor.
Published On 23 Nov 2025
Brazil’s Bolsonaro detained for damaging ankle monitor
Former Brazilian president, who is under house arrest, admits to using a soldering iron on the monitoring bracelet.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro asks to serve house arrest in Brazil
The right-wing leader has sought to appeal his 27-year sentence for allegedly fomenting a coup after his 2022 defeat.
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Uncovering mining scars in the Amazon
Global News Insight’s Monica Yanakiew takes us inside the Amazon rainforest, where mining scars are impossible to ignore.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s ex-president, to face obstruction charge
A court will weigh whether Eduardo Bolsonaro’s lobbying of US President Donald Trump amounted to illegal interference.
Brazil Supreme Court panel rejects Bolsonaro’s prison sentence appeal
Brazil’s top court rejects Bolsonaro’s coup sentence appeal, affirming his 27-year penalty for post-election power grab.
Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro appeals 27-year sentence for attempted coup
The sentence handed to the far-right politician last month has become a major issue in Brazil-US relations.
