Ex-President Bolsonaro starts serving 27-year sentence for Brazil coup plot

November 26, 2025 9:39 AM

Ex-President Bolsonaro starts serving 27-year sentence for Brazil coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year prison sentence for a coup plot against his successor, a climax to years of political turmoil and legal battles over his contentious legacy in Brazilian democracy. The top court formally concluded the case against Bolsonaro on Tuesday, making his conviction final, pending confirmation by a four-member Supreme Court panel in the evening. The panel already rejected his appeal this month. Justic...

Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot

February 19, 2025 10:33 AM

Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was charged on Tuesday with overseeing a plot to overturn his 2022 election loss with a coup, further complicating the far-right firebrand's already narrow hopes of pulling off a political comeback. Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet charged Bolsonaro and his running mate, General Walter Braga Netto, with leading a "criminal organization" that aimed to overthrow Brazil's 40-year-old democracy. A total of 34 people were charged in the plot, including several m...

Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds

August 6, 2024 1:41 PM

Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023 pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader after years of intense destruction in the world's largest rainforest under predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. Lula's commitment to end deforestation by 2030 is on track with tighter enforcement helping to cut deforestation rates by more than half, according to government figures. But a new study indicates that deforestation alone accounts for ...