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Brazil’s Former President Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison
Fri 12 Sep 2025 | 10:29 AM Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of plotting a coup to remain in power. The ruling quickly drew condemnation...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot, becoming first ex-president jailed for attacking democracy
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, dealing a powerful rebuke to one of the...

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years; U.S. signals disapproval
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, dealing a powerful rebuke to one of the...

How Brazil Became A Major Growth Market For Cricket
Cricket is rising in Brazil (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Brazil’s emergence on the cricket map, forging a reputation as one of the sport’s most exciting growth areas, may have never eventuated if not for...

Brazil's Bolsonaro gets 27 years in prison for coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, dealing a powerful rebuke to one of the...

For the first time in its history, Brazil sentences military officers and a former president for attempting a coup d’état
A broken window and the Brazilian flag at the Planalto Palace, the presidential office in Brasília, the day after the January 8, 2023, attacks. Image by Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil. Fair use. September 11, 2025 now marks a historical date in...

Ancelotti: Neymar must prove fitness before WC
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said Neymar can be an important part of his team for next year's World Cup, but he first needs to prove he is in "good physical condition." Neymar, Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 79 goals, hasn't played for the...

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27-year jail term for coup plotting
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 the nation and drew US fury. The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right...

Brazil supreme court convicts Bolsonaro of coup plotting, sentences him to 27 years
Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the government, in a landmark verdict that has left the country deeply split and drawn sharp criticism from Washington. The...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro and the Mirror Held Up to Nigeria
Beneath the Surface By Dakuku Peterside Brazil is often described as the world’s second-largest African nation, and this is evident everywhere—in the rhythms that move a crowd, in the devotion of Candomblé (a religion with roots in West African...

Donald Trump may come face to face with Marxist president of Brazil at RFK Jr. son’s wedding
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s son is getting married to a Brazilian pop star next summer, and the guest list is shaping up to be a motley crew of disaffected dynasties and political rivals — including Donald Trump and Brazil’s Marxist leader. Conor...

Brazil's Bolsonaro gets over 27 years after historic coup plot conviction
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison on Thursday after convicting him of plotting a coup to cling to power after his 2022 election loss. The far-right...

Brazil's Supreme Court forms a majority to convict ex-President Bolsonaro of a coup
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil's Supreme Court has reached a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro, with three of the five justices on the panel voting to find him guilty of a coup attempt and criminal conspiracy. The verdict...

Brazil's former president sentenced to 27 years in jail for attempted coup
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup to stay in power after his 2022 election defeat. The far-right politician, who ruled Brazil between 2019 and 2022, is...

Brazil’s ex-leader Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for coup plot
BRASILIA - A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court on Sept 11 sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. Earlier on Sept 11, four of the five...

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasília on July 17. Mateus Bonomi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mateus Bonomi/AFP via Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair...

Brazil's Bolsonaro given 27-year term for coup plotting
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 the nation and drew US fury. The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right...

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...

Travis Kelce steals the show ahead of Sunday Night Football with bold pregame outfit
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce attracted as much attention for his attire as for his on-field performance when he arrived at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Ahead of the Chiefs' highly anticipated Super Bowl rematch with the Philadelphia...

Brazil’s Supreme Court Finds Bolsonaro Guilty Of Coup Plotting
Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday of coup plotting by a four-to-one vote in a landmark case that could land the far-right leader in prison for years. A majority of four judges found the 70-year-old guilty of...