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Tom Brady teases mystery announcement during Chargers-Raiders game

Tom Brady teases mystery announcement during Chargers-Raiders game

Tom Brady has been retired for nearly two full seasons, yet the seven-time Super Bowl champion still has the ability to dominate an NFL news cycle with just a few words about the Las Vegas Raiders. On Sunday, the 48-year-old sent fans into a...

Archbishop: US tariff pressure in Brazil ‘unacceptable’

Archbishop: US tariff pressure in Brazil ‘unacceptable’

The vice president of the Brazilian bishops’ conference has described as “unacceptable” Trump trade policies believed to have aimed at influencing a criminal trial of Brazil’s former president. Archbishop Paulo Jackson de Sousa. Credit: Vatican...

Brazil's Bolsonaro convicted for criminal organization, court majority decides

Brazil's Bolsonaro convicted for criminal organization, court majority decides

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority on Thursday of being part of a criminal organization, a powerful blow to the far-right leader in his trial over an alleged coup plot. The...

Brazil's top court jails ex-president Bolsonaro for 27 years over coup plot

Brazil's top court jails ex-president Bolsonaro for 27 years over coup plot

Washington calls it a “witch hunt,” Trump calls it “surprising.” Seven aides, including ex-ministers and generals, also convicted. He is also guilty of inciting 2023 riots, knowing of plot to kill leaders. Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday...

Brazil's Bolsonaro Faces Prison After Coup Plotting Conviction

Brazil's Bolsonaro Faces Prison After Coup Plotting Conviction

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday convicted firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup, sealing his fate with a 4-1 vote that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. All but one judge found the 70-year-old guilty of...

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after being convicted of coup attempt

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after being convicted of coup attempt

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat. Bolsonaro is...

Eagles beat Chiefs in Super Bowl rematch

Eagles beat Chiefs in Super Bowl rematch

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The goal for the Philadelphia Eagles is to be playing their best at the end of the season. Like they were in February, when they beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. They were far from perfect on Sunday, but they were...

Brazil's Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges, court majority decides in landmark trial

Brazil's Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges, court majority decides in landmark trial

By Ricardo Brito, Luciana Magalhaes and Manuela Andreoni BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, a...

MAGA sees Brazil as a harbinger for Trump’s US – Bolsonaro’s trial proves them wrong

MAGA sees Brazil as a harbinger for Trump’s US – Bolsonaro’s trial proves them wrong

Brazil crossed a line on Thursday that it had never dared before: its Supreme Court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting to overthrow democracy, sentencing him to more than 27 years in prison. At 70, the verdict leaves him facing...

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to over 27 years for plotting coup

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to over 27 years for plotting coup

Brazil has achieved a landmark ruling against impunity. For the first time ever, a court has convicted a former president and high-ranking military officers for attempting a coup. Far-right politician Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a 70-year-old retired...

Brazil’s Ex-President Bolsonaro Convicted In Coup Trial

Brazil’s Ex-President Bolsonaro Convicted In Coup Trial

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted on Thursday by a Supreme Court majority for involvement in a criminal organisation, marking a major setback for the far-right leader in his trial linked to an alleged coup plot. The...

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in jail for election coup plot

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in jail for election coup plot

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"Brazil is set to become a top iGaming market and Evolution aims to support operators and players throughout that process"

"Brazil is set to become a top iGaming market and Evolution aims to support operators and players throughout that process"

Brazil’s online gaming industry stepped into a new regulated era at the start of 2025, instantly positioning the country as one of the most promising markets worldwide. Evolution wasted no time, becoming the first licensed supplier on day one and...

High Interest Rates Grind Brazil’s Factories to a Halt

High Interest Rates Grind Brazil’s Factories to a Halt

Brazil’s official statistics agency reports that industrial output fell by 0.2% in July 2025, continuing a four-month slump for the nation’s factories. This figure marks the longest period without industrial growth since early 2023 and leaves...

Bolsonaro of Brazil jailed for 27 years for plotting coup

Bolsonaro of Brazil jailed for 27 years for plotting coup

Agence France-Presse . Brasilia, Brazil 13 September, 2025, 01:03 Jair Bolsonaro Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided...

“A Historic Moment in Brazil”: Jair Bolsonaro Gets 27 Years for 2022 Coup Plot

“A Historic Moment in Brazil”: Jair Bolsonaro Gets 27 Years for 2022 Coup Plot

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to Brazil, where a panel of Supreme Court justices has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to...

10 iconic experiences in Brazil

10 iconic experiences in Brazil

One of the world’s largest countries, Brazil is a destination where you can make a return visit and always discover something new. Trek to a remote beach, take a boat to one of the Amazon’s floating lodges, or pick up some new dance moves in...

10 of the best hotels in Brazil for every kind of traveler

10 of the best hotels in Brazil for every kind of traveler

Take some of the finest nature-spotting on the planet, add thousands of world-class beaches, and throw in top-notch city break potential, too. That’s Brazil—one great gumbo of bucket-list travel, a country where you can go from remote rainforest...

Bolsonaro’s conviction marks a historic moment in Brazil’s political history

Bolsonaro’s conviction marks a historic moment in Brazil’s political history

Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has been...

Creative voices of Charlotte: Six Artists on art, identity and community

Creative voices of Charlotte: Six Artists on art, identity and community

Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest LGBTQ news from the Carolinas in your inbox every week. In these challenging times, as pressures mount on LGBTQ+ communities, art remains a powerful source of refuge, resistance and renewal....

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