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Bolsonaro Under House Arrest for Violating Social Media Ban

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is placed under house arrest for having violated a ban on using social media, according to a decision from a judge in the country's supreme court. .
Bolsonaro Under House Arrest for Violating Social Media Ban

Trump Signs New Tariff Order Affecting 70 Countries

Immediately before the deadline for the tariff pause that was to expire on August 1, Donald Trump signed a new presidential order on tariffs covering around 70 countries. Tariffs that are to come into force on August 7 and which for some countries are increased significantly.
Trump Signs New Tariff Order Affecting 70 Countries

Trump Raises Tariffs on Brazil to 50 Percent

USA's president Donald Trump makes good on his previous threat against Brazil and introduces 50-percent tariffs on goods from the country. .
Trump Raises Tariffs on Brazil to 50 Percent

Judge: Bolsonaro Violated Social Media Ban

A judge in Brazil's highest court has threatened the former president Jair Bolsonaro with prison for having violated a ban on using social media. .
Judge: Bolsonaro Violated Social Media Ban

US Revokes Visa for Brazilian Judge After Bolsonaro Monitoring Order

USA has withdrawn the visa for a Brazilian judge, just hours after he ordered Brazil's coup-accused former president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle monitor. .
US Revokes Visa for Brazilian Judge After Bolsonaro Monitoring Order

Brazil Court Orders Bolsonaro to Wear Ankle Monitor

Brazil's highest court orders the coup-accused former president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor. .
Brazil Court Orders Bolsonaro to Wear Ankle Monitor

Bolsonaro Denounces Trial as "Witch Hunt" Amid Coup Accusations

Brazil's prosecutor general Paulo Gonet says the evidence is solid as he calls for a guilty verdict for the coup-accused former president Jair Bolsonaro. .
Bolsonaro Denounces Trial as "Witch Hunt" Amid Coup Accusations

Wall Street Hits New Highs as S&P 500 and Nasdaq Set Records

The specter of trade war did not scare investors on Wall Street. All leading indexes rose on Thursday and both S&P500 and Nasdaq reached new record levels.
Wall Street Hits New Highs as S&P 500 and Nasdaq Set Records

Global Views on Trump: Swedes and Mexicans Most Critical

Arrogant yes, honest no. That is the global image of Donald Trump, according to an opinion poll on the view of the US and its president.
Global Views on Trump: Swedes and Mexicans Most Critical

Witness Claims Bolsonaro Involved in Brazil Coup Plot

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro helped to draft a plan to "take back the election" that he lost in 2022, a co-defendant testified on Monday. .
Witness Claims Bolsonaro Involved in Brazil Coup Plot

Bolsonaro to Appear in Court Next Week in Coup Attempt Trial

A judge in Brazil has decided that the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro is to be heard in court next week. Bolsonaro risks forty years in prison in the ongoing trial against him.
Bolsonaro to Appear in Court Next Week in Coup Attempt Trial

Brazilian Photographer Sebastião Salgado Dies at 81

The Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado is dead, announces his foundation Instituto Terra. "Sebastião was more than one of our time's best photographers", writes the foundation in a statement.
Brazilian Photographer Sebastião Salgado Dies at 81

Bolsonaro Leaves Hospital After Surgery

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has left the hospital following an operation three weeks ago. .
Bolsonaro Leaves Hospital After Surgery

Brazil's Former President Collor de Mello Arrested for Bribery Scandal

Brazil's former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested on Friday by police in the northeastern part of the country. He has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for involvement in the massive bribery scandal surrounding the state-owned oil giant Petrobras.
Brazil's Former President Collor de Mello Arrested for Bribery Scandal

Bolsonaro's Health Declines as Coup Trial Nears

The health condition of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has undergone a stomach operation, has deteriorated. At the same time, the trial is approaching where he is accused of attempting to initiate a coup.
Bolsonaro's Health Declines as Coup Trial Nears

Bolsonaro Hospitalized with Severe Stomach Pain, May Need Surgery

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital by helicopter on Friday with "unbearable stomach pain". On Saturday, he was transferred to a hospital in the capital Brasilia.
Bolsonaro Hospitalized with Severe Stomach Pain, May Need Surgery

Jair Bolsonaro Rushed to Hospital

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to hospital by helicopter with severe stomach pains. .
Jair Bolsonaro Rushed to Hospital

Brazil's Supreme Court to Try Bolsonaro for Alleged Coup Attempt

Brazil's highest court has voted to put the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro on trial for attempting to instigate a coup after the 2022 election defeat. .
Brazil's Supreme Court to Try Bolsonaro for Alleged Coup Attempt

Prosecutor: Bolsonaro tried to poison Lula

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro approved a plan to poison his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as part of a coup attempt to retain power, according to the country's Attorney General. .
Prosecutor: Bolsonaro tried to poison Lula

Bolsonaro Not Allowed to Attend Trump's Ceremony

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is not allowed to leave Brazil and travel to the USA for the ceremony when Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Monday. .
Bolsonaro Not Allowed to Attend Trump's Ceremony

Brazil's Former Defense Minister Arrested

Brazil's former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto has been arrested in connection with allegations of planning a coup. The allegations against him concern that he allegedly hindered the collection of evidence, says the federal police in a statement.
Brazil's Former Defense Minister Arrested

Police Investigation: Prosecute Bolsonaro for Coup Attempt

Brazil's federal police accuse in their final report the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other individuals of involvement in a coup attempt following the election defeat in 2022. The police investigation was submitted on Thursday to the country's highest court, which will refer it to the prosecutor-general for a decision on prosecution and trial.
Police Investigation: Prosecute Bolsonaro for Coup Attempt

Drying behind increased deforestation in Amazon

The deforestation of the Amazon rainforests in Brazil is increasing for the first time in a long time. Prolonged drought – and a strike among environmental workers – are some of the reasons.
Drying behind increased deforestation in Amazon

Bolsonaro charged with embezzlement of luxury jewelry

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is suspected of having embezzled jewelry worth 6. 8 million Brazilian reals, equivalent to over 13 million Swedish kronor, according to a police report.
Bolsonaro charged with embezzlement of luxury jewelry
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