Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro said on Monday that he would like to join BRICS, the economic alliance between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa that will hold its next summit in Johannesburg, South Africa in August.
Radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva broke the record of most days spent abroad by a Brazilian president during the first 150 days of a term in office this weekend, the news outlet Jovem Pan reported.
The Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) of Brazil, the nation’s top court, overturned a pardon on Wednesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro had issued to conservative former lawmaker Daniel Silveira last year, a move opponents described as blatantly violating the constitutional separation of powers.
Brazilian federal police officers raided the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday as part of “Operation Venire,” a broad probe into allegations that he falsified vaccination documents to travel to the United States.
Lawmaker Orlando Silva of the Communist Party of Brazil submitted the final version of an anti-”fake news” bill to Congress Thursday, aimed at censoring alleged disinformation.
A court in the Espirito Santo state of Brazil on Wednesday ordered a temporary suspension of the secure messaging platform Telegram because it refused to provide information about neo-Nazi groups that allegedly used Telegram posts to incite violence in schools.
Brazil’s radical socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva departed his country for Shanghai on Tuesday, potentially preparing to engage in “cooperation” with the Chinese Communist Party under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to Chinese state media.
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) may soon impose a ban on former President Jair Bolsonaro for running for office, national media outlets reported this week, for allegedly having spread disinformation about the nation’s electoral system during an official encounter with diplomats in July.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned to his native Brazil after three months in the United States on Thursday morning, welcomed at both the Orlando, Florida, airport that saw him go and in Brasilia by supportive crowds.
The head of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the provisional release on Wednesday of a group of 149 women accused by the Brazilian Attorney General’s office of participating in the January 8 riots.
Former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro told attendees at this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC, that he believed he still had work to do as head of his country, teasing a re-election bid, and thanking former American President Donald Trump for an “exceptional” relationship.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached its worst-ever February levels during the second month of socialist convicted felon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third presidential term, according to data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research.
Brazil’s left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reportedly embarrassed the Biden administration on Monday by allowing two Iranian warships to dock in Rio de Janeiro, only a few weeks after President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet for Lula in Washington.
Socialist convicted felon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, currently the president of Brazil, landed in Washington late Thursday and began his visit to America with a meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at noon on Friday.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday made his first formal public appearance since concluding his term at the helm of Brazil, bringing his message of “God, fatherland, family, and freedom” to Turning Point USA’s “Power of the People” event in Miami.
Brazilian radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva directly accused his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday of being involved in the riot that destroyed parts of the headquarters of all three branches of government on January 8.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who decamped to Florida soon after his narrow election loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the end of October, has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States.
Radical leftist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva encouraged his Latin American counterparts to treat the violent, terrorist-linked dictatorships in Cuba and Venezuela with “great affection” on Monday.
Socialist convicted felon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, currently serving as president of Brazil, ousted the commander of the nation’s Army this weekend and refocused the nation’s attention towards what he called a “genocide,” caused by predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, of indigenous people in the Amazon region.
The Brazilian newspaper O Globo, citing Brasilia’s Health Department, reported on Wednesday that as many as 70 men arrested in relation to the January 8 anti-socialist riot in the nation’s capital had received doses of coronavirus vaccine products.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro resurfaced in public on Monday for the first time since his hospitalization, chatting with fans in the street in front of the home in which he is staying in Florida about the riot in Brasilia.
A Federal Court in Brasília ordered the freezing of assets totaling 6.5 million Brazilian reals ($1.2 million) on Thursday belonging to 52 individuals and seven companies suspected of having financed the riot in the capital on Sunday.
The Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported on Thursday that legal advisers to convicted felon President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are urging him to seek a joint investigation into predecessor Jair Bolsonaro with left-wing American President Joe Biden.
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.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s official Facebook page posted, and hours later deleted, a video of an interview on Tuesday with the title “Lula was not elected by the people,” questioning the legitimacy of the 2022 election and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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.
The Kremlin on Monday offered full support for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and denounced supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro for rioting in the capital over the weekend.
The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times lamented a riot in Brazil this weekend as somehow a “made in U.S.” phenomenon that exposed Washington as “phony” and “moralistic.”
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an interview on Monday that he planned to return to his country next month after departing for Florida in December – potentially setting up a legal battle in light of this weekend’s riot in the capital that partially destroyed the headquarters of the three branches of government.
Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro rioting in Brazil’s capital was the result of “political right” in America who rioted and entered the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The head of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the removal of the governor of the nation’s Federal District (Brasília) for 90 days on Sunday evening.
National news outlets in Brazil, citing the federal police, reported on Monday that the riot resulting in the near-total destruction of the Congressional and Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) headquarters had led to over 1,500 arrests and dozens of injuries, including journalists.
The Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported on Monday, without citing any sources, that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized on Monday with “severe abdominal pain.”
Leftists in Brazil and the United States, where former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is believed to be staying following the end of his term, called for his extradition and arrest on Sunday following a massive mob attack that caused substantial damage to the headquarters of the country’s Congress and top court.
Political leaders in Europe have denounced recent protests that saw a number of government buildings in Brazil stormed by citizens on Sunday.
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.
Protests erupted in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, this week and continue at press time in response to the socialist government arresting the region’s governor, right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry applauded convicted felon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday for becoming president of Brazil again and expressed hope that Beijing’s influence in South America’s largest economy would grow tremendously during his third term in power.
Less than a day into his presidency, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva suspended new registrations for guns, forbade the transportation of loaded guns, and reduced the number of guns a person can legally own to three.
Brazil inaugurated hardline socialist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva into his third term as president on Sunday, cementing a peaceful transfer of power after the convicted felon’s narrow victory over predecessor Jair Bolsonaro in October’s presidential elections.
