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Lula and Bolsonaro’s son launch rival bids for Brazil presidency
Brazil’s presidential race is officially underway.
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Poll shows Lula and Bolsonaro tied before Brazil’s presidential election
Right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro faces new scrutiny over a film funding scandal, which could affect the race.
Brazil judge bars law that could reduce Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends use of law to reduce prison sentences, pending further review.
Brazil’s Lula to travel to US to meet with Trump later this week
Media reports say the Brazilian president will meet with his US counterpart in the White House in the coming days.
Lula asks US to send ex-intelligence chief to Brazil after ICE arrest
Brazil’s president says he expects Alexandre Ramagem to be returned to Brazil to serve prison sentence there.
Brazil’s fugitive ex-intel chief detained by US immigration authorities
Brazilian media reports that Alexandre Ramagem fled the country after being convicted for involvement in coup plot.
Brazil’s jailed ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalised with lung infection
Far-right leader, whose persistent health woes are linked to 2018 stabbing, endorsed son to run in this year’s election.
Brazil pulls visa of Trump adviser who asked to visit Bolsonaro in prison
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Darren Beattie was ‘prohibited from visiting’ Bolsonaro in prison.
Brazil’s President Lula vetoes bill to trim Bolsonaro prison sentence
The opposition-controlled Congress voted in December to pass a bill that would reduce Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence.
Brazil’s Supreme Court rejects Jair Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest
Bolsonaro’s latest petition, one in a series, comes after he spent the week in hospital for a hernia and hiccups.
Brazil court orders house arrest for Bolsonaro accomplices
Move comes after a former police chief convicted in the coup plot was caught in Paraguay trying to flee to El Salvador.
