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Brazil's jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized in ICU with pneumonia

FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical treatment, departs a hospital in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Published 141 days ago

Brazil's Supreme Court moves Bolsonaro to larger cell with outdoor area

Since November, Bolsonaro has been carrying out a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup despite his 2022 electoral defeat.

Updated 198 days ago

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro undergoes procedure for persistent hiccups

The former president has faced health problems since a stabbing he suffered in September 2018, during a presidential campaign event in the town of Juiz de Fora, in Minas Gerais state.

Published 217 days ago

Brazil's top court orders detention of ex- head of highway police after escape attempt

Brazil's top court orders detention of ex- head of highway police after escape attempt

Published 218 days ago

US removes Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his wife from sanctions list

The move represents a thawing of sorts in the frosty relationship between US and Brazil

Published 232 days ago

Brazil court votes to uphold Bolsonaro jailing after 'attempt to flee'

Jair Bolsonaro gestures during the CPAC Brazil conference in Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP)

Updated 250 days ago

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says ankle monitor tampering driven by ‘paranoia’

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to prison on Saturday from his home

Published 251 days ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'hallucinations' led him to violate ankle monitoring and cause his arrest

Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'hallucinations' led him to violate ankle monitoring and cause his arrest

Published 251 days ago

Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro admits he tried to damage ankle monitor

Jair Bolsonaro, who governed the country from 2019 to 2022, has been under house arrest since August and is confined to a luxury condominium in Brasília.

Published 252 days ago

Brazil’s ex-president arrested over alleged bid to flee, avoid serving sentence

Jair Bolsonaro arrested in Brazil over suspected plan to flee before serving 27-year sentence

Updated 252 days ago

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over fears he planned to flee Brazil

FILE: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the DF Star hospital in Brasilia on September 14, 2025, after undergoing a series of medical examinations, as he remains under house arrest. (Photo by Sergio Lima / AFP)

Published 253 days ago

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro appeals his 27-year coup plot sentence

Jair Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August. Under Brazilian law, he will not be sent to prison until all legal avenues are exhausted.

Published 278 days ago

Jair Bolsonaro discharged from hospital, tests show early type of skin cancer

Jair Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August for allegedly courting pressure on the courts from US President Donald Trump.

Published 318 days ago

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro discharged after skin cancer diagnosis

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from the hospital.

Published 318 days ago

Ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro hospitalised after feeling unwell, says son

Jair Bolsonaro was at home, where he has been serving house arrest since early August for defying previous orders from the top court.

Published 319 days ago

America calls Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction a “witch hunt”

Jair Bolsonaro leaves the DF Star hospital in Brasilia on September 14, 2025, after undergoing a series of medical examinations, as he remains under house arrest. Brazil's Supreme Court on September 11 sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting.

Updated 321 days ago

Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes skin surgery days after conviction

Jair Bolsonaro leaves the DF Star hospital in Brasilia on September 14, 2025, after undergoing a series of medical examinations, as he remains under house arrest. Brazil's Supreme Court on September 11 sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting.

Published 321 days ago

Jair Bolsonaro convicted in 2022 coup case. What's next? Will he be jailed?

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro also instigated the January 8 riots in 2023 that were meant to force a military takeover.

Published 324 days ago

Brazil Supreme Court sentences Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison in coup case

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

Updated 324 days ago

Bolsonaro stares at decades in prison as Brazil SC votes to convict for coup

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro waves at the garage of his residence in Brasilia on September 11, 2025.

Published 324 days ago

Two Presidents, One Assassination Plot: Brazil’s Trial of the Century

Then- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at a graduation ceremony for cadets in November 2022.

Published 326 days ago

Jair Bolsonaro’s trial shows Brazil a way out from polarisation and stagnation

The visa bans are part of an astonishing attempt by Donald Trump to shield his friend and ideological ally, Mr Jair Bolsonaro, from prosecution.

Published 338 days ago

Brazilian investigators say Bolsonaro received $5 million without justification

Brazil's federal police say in the new documents that Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo used “several manoeuvres to dissimulate the origin and destination of financial resources.

Published 345 days ago

Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of former president Bolsonaro

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's press representative confirmed the house arrest order and restrictions on using a cell phone.

Updated 362 days ago

Former Brazil president Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor: What does it do

Bolsonaro has been accused of allegedly leading an attempt to stage a coup to overturn the results of the 2022 elections.

Published 380 days ago

Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil, calls Jair Bolsonaro’s trial a ‘witch hunt’

President Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, effective August 1.

Updated 388 days ago

‘Leave Bolsonaro alone’: Trump warns Brazil against ex-president's ‘witch hunt’

Brazilian ex President Jair Bolsonaro is US President Donald Trump's embattled right-wing ally.

Published 390 days ago

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro bets on Trump card for political survival

US President Donald Trump and Brazilian ex President Jair Bolsonaro at the White House in Washington, DC in 2019. (File)

Published 520 days ago

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro faces charges in alleged coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged for allegedly attempting to orchestrate a coup after his 2022 election loss

Updated 529 days ago

Trump swearing-in event: Brazil's Bolsonaro faces travel ban, sees off wife

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accompanies his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro who will be attending Trump's inauguration

Published 560 days ago

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