Brazil Issues Dozens of Warrants, Prepares Trials on Anniversary of Pro-Bolsonaro Riot
Brazil’s Federal Police acted to fulfill 47 warrants on Monday against people suspected of financing the January 8, 2023, Brasilia riot.
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Lula Witch Hunt: Brazil Detains, Then Frees, Hundreds of Elderly and Homeless over Riot
Police in Brasilia packed nearly 2,000 people into a police academy gymnasium this week – all detained under suspicion of having participated in a thousands-strong riot destroying parts of the headquarters of the three branches of government – and were then forced to free hundreds on humanitarian grounds.
Brazil: ‘Fake News’ Crusader Judge Orders Arrest of Ex-Bolsonaro Justice Minister over Riot
Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Minister (judge) Alexandre de Moraes issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for Anderson Torres, the man in charge of public security in Brasilia during Sunday’s riot and a former minister of justice under conservative President Jair Bolsonaro.
European Leaders Back Far-Left Lula After Government Buildings Stormed in Brazil
Political leaders in Europe have denounced recent protests that saw a number of government buildings in Brazil stormed by citizens on Sunday.
Chaos in Brazil: Protesters Storm Capital, Destroying Supreme Court and Congress
Thousands of opponents of socialist convicted felon President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stormed his offices and the headquarters of the Congress and Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) of Brazil on Sunday, reportedly demolishing the facades of two of the three buildings and causing “irreparable” damage to priceless artifacts in the chambers.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: ‘We’re All Going to Die,’ Take Coronavirus ‘like a Man’
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again played down the threat posed by the Chinese coronavirus on Sunday, urging people to take it “like a man” and return to normality as quickly as possible.
Chaos at Venezuela’s Embassy in Brazil After Report Diplomats Renounced Maduro
A group of supporters of Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó moved in the Venezuelan Embassy in Brazil on Wednesday after a Guaidó official claimed diplomats there had renounced dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Brazil: Witness Linking Bolsonaro to Murder Lied, Prosecutor Reveals
A witness linking Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to the murder of a left-wing politician lied in his deposition, a public prosecutor revealed Wednesday, following the publication of a report Bolsonaro denounced in an impassioned Facebook live as “villainy.”
WATCH: Netanyahu Has Fun in the Sun with Brazilian Fans
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to be living it up during a state visit to Brazil, and was caught on camera dining in Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana, being swamped by fans on the beach, and even engaging in an impromptu round of soccer.
Conservatives Flood Streets in Brazil’s Largest Cities in Support of Stabbed Presidential Hopeful
Conservatives in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and nation’s capital Brasilia organized rallies in support of conservative candidate Jair Bolsonaro this weekend, insisting that the fact a socialist assailant tried to assassinate Bolsonaro will only serve to strengthen his nationwide support.
Museum: Centuries Old Torah Not Burned in Rio Blaze
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s National Museum said Wednesday that centuries-old Torah scrolls, considered to be some of Judaism’s oldest documents, had been moved before a massive fire ravaged the place and gutted much of the largest collections of national history artifacts in Latin America.
