Jair Messias Bolsonaro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒaˈiʁ meˈsi.ɐs bowsoˈnaɾu]; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as member of Brazil's Chamber of …

Jan 17, 2025 · Levitsky said the U.S. lacks effective constitutional mechanisms that, for better or worse, can ban parties and candidates deemed a threat. Brazil’s Constitution was written in the wake of the dictatorship and in response to it, providing tools to prevent coups, according to anthropologist Isabela Kalil, a coordinator of the Extreme Right Observatory, a research group based in Minas Gerais ...

Jan 16, 2025 · In Brazil, the Supreme Court — and, in fact, a single justice named Alexandre de Moraes — has been leading the investigations into Mr. Bolsonaro.

Jan 21, 2025 · Jair Bolsonaro (b. 1955) is a Brazilian politician who served as president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. A right-wing nationalist and former army captain who admired Brazil’s 1964–85 military government, he came into office on a wave of populist antiestablishment indignation stirred by the massive Petrobras scandal.

Jun 30, 2023 · Brazil’s highest electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for political office until 2030, after finding him guilty of abusing his power and misusing public...

Jun 30, 2023 · Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court has voted 5-2 to bar ex-president Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. Mr Bolsonaro was found guilty of abusing his power ahead of last...

Jan 16, 2025 · Brazil’s Supreme Court has confiscated Mr. Bolsonaro’s passport as part of an investigation into whether he tried to stage a coup after losing re-election in 2022.

Jun 30, 2023 · Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from office for eight years for abuse of power, after he made unfounded claims about Brazil's voting system ahead of last year's...

Nov 27, 2024 · SAO PAULO — Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according...

Feb 25, 2024 · Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he has been a victim of political persecution since leaving office just over a year ago. He told tens of thousands of supporters in São Paulo...