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Bolsonaro, 36 Others Indicted Over Alleged Coup Attempt

Former president denies that he tried to stay in office after losing Brazil's 2022 elections

(Newser) - Brazil's federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which must decide whether...

Bolsonaro Officially Challenges Election Loss

His coalition says most of Brazil's voting machines have a software bug

(Newser) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his right-wing coalition have launched a challenge to his election loss last month, though critics say it's a "senseless" move and bound to fail. Bolsonaro, who allowed the transition process to be put into motion after his loss to Luiz Inacio Lula da...

Lula's 'Stunning Reversal' Is Complete
Brazil's 'About-Face' Is Complete
Oct 31, 2022 6:57 AM CDT

Brazil's 'About-Face' Is Complete

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidential election

(Newser) - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics, the AP reports. With more than 99%...

Tense Debate Wraps Up Lula, Bolsonaro Race

Brazil chooses Sunday between a current and former president

(Newser) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made their final appeals for support ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff vote following an acrimonious face-to-face debate. The right-wing Bolsonaro took part in a motorcycle rally Saturday in Belo Horizonte, capital of a state that generally...

'Brazil's Trump' Elected President
Brazil Votes for Radical Change
Oct 29, 2018 12:39 AM CDT

Brazil Votes for Radical Change

Far-right congressman Bolsonaro elected president

(Newser) - Jair Bolsonaro, a brash far-right congressman who has waxed nostalgic for Brazil's old military dictatorship, won the presidency of Latin America's largest nation Sunday as voters looked past warnings that he would erode democracy and embraced a chance for radical change after years of turmoil. The former army...

'Brazil's Trump' Falls Just Short of Stunning Victory

Bolsonaro will face Haddad in second round

(Newser) - A far-right former army captain who expresses nostalgia for Brazil's military dictatorship won the first round of its presidential election by a surprisingly large margin Sunday, but fell just short of getting enough votes to avoid a second-round runoff against a leftist rival. Jair Bolsonaro, whose last-minute surge almost...

'Brazil's Trump' Stabbed at Campaign Rally

Jair Bolsonaro suffered serious wounds to abdomen

(Newser) - A Brazilian presidential candidate who has campaigned on getting tough on violent crime was stabbed in the guts while mixing with the public at a rally Thursday—and analysts say it could secure his victory. Jair Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old whose divisive, right-wing policies have earned him the nickname "Brazil'...

Shock Result Sends Brazil Election to Runoff

Dilma Rousseff to face unexpected challenger

(Newser) - Brazil's unpredictable election took another twist yesterday, with left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff being forced into a runoff race as expected—but against a center-right challenger who only surged in the final week of the campaign. Rousseff will face Aecio Neves in the October 26 runoff vote, required as no...

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