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Brazil pushes back against US as dispute widens

Donald Trump threatened Brazilian imports with a 50% tariff for what he says is the “witch hunt” of rightist former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Verdict and sentencing for Brazil’s Bolsonaro is set for early September

Brazil's Supreme Court has announced that it will deliver a verdict and sentence in the coup trial against former Brazilian ...

Brazil's Supreme Court to start Bolsonaro coup trial on September 2

A five-judge panel of Brazil's Supreme Court will kick off on September 2 the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, ...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Places Bolsonaro Under House Arrest

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, tightening the leash on the former president accused of overseeing a plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 ...
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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest

BRASILIA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve ...

Exclusive: Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro warns of more US sanctions, maybe tariffs

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, told ...

Trump hits Brazilian products with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro

The president typically ties his tariffs to trade policy, but he hit Brazilian products with the highest rate of any ...

Brazil's Supreme Court exempts citizens from foreign legal decisions amid spat with US

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Flavio Dino ruled on Monday that Brazilian citizens cannot automatically ...

Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro meets US Treasury chief amid push for sanctions

Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said on Friday he met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this week, as he ...