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Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil’s ex-president, to face obstruction charge
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
A court will weigh whether Eduardo Bolsonaro's lobbying of US President Donald Trump amounted to illegal interference.
Nov 15, 2025, 12:05 AM
Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro appeals 27-year sentence for attempted coup
Tim Hume, Al Jazeera English
The sentence handed to the far-right politician last month has become a major issue in Brazil-US relations.
Oct 28, 2025, 8:33 AM
Brazil on the cusp of US trade deal: Lula
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Brazilian president expects 'definitive solution' in the coming days over tariffs raised by US over Bolsonaro jailing.
Oct 27, 2025, 8:25 AM
Brazil's Lula, 79, to seek fourth term as president
BBC News
The 79-year-old says he has "the same energy I had when I was 30" as he announces plan to run in 2026.
Oct 24, 2025, 1:47 PM
Is Donald Trump trying to dial back tensions with Brazil?
Alex Kozul-Wright, Al Jazeera English
Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Brazil have strained ties. But experts say he might be smelling the coffee - literally.
Oct 7, 2025, 12:21 PM
Trump and Brazilian President Lula have 'friendly' call
BBC News
Brazil's government said the two "reminisced about the good chemistry" they had at the UN in New York.
Oct 6, 2025, 6:13 PM
Brazil's Lula says he was as surprised as Trump with their `chemistry' despite bad relations
EDITH M. LEDERER, Yahoo Entertainment
Brazil’s president said Wednesday he was as surprised as U.S. President Donald Trump when they met by chance and “there was some chemistry,” given the...
Sep 25, 2025, 2:00 AM
I have no relationship with Trump, Brazil's President Lula tells BBC
BBC News
In an exclusive interview, Brazil's president says Trump is "not emperor of the world".
Sep 17, 2025, 9:01 PM
Brazil’s Bolsonaro discharged from hospital
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
His release comes a day after the convicted ex-leader was rushed to a hospital after falling ill at home.
Sep 17, 2025, 5:33 PM
Brazil’s Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling unwell
Zaheena Rasheed, Al Jazeera English
Convicted ex-leader rushed to a hospital in Brasilia after falling ill at his residence, his son says.
Sep 17, 2025, 1:51 AM
Brazil's Lula hits back at Trump over Bolsonaro trial and tariffs
BBC News
In an essay, he says Brazil's democracy and sovereignty "are not on the table" after clashes with the White House.
Sep 15, 2025, 8:43 AM
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gets 27-year prison sentence for ‘attempted coup’
Al Jazeera English
Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup.
Sep 12, 2025, 1:27 PM
Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict – what it means for US-Brazil relations
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump has slammed former president's trial for attempted coup as a 'witch-hunt'.
Sep 12, 2025, 11:35 AM
The US “has beef with Brazil” on more than just Bolsonaro issue
Al Jazeera English
“Bolsonaro may actually be a convenient excuse for Trump to do what he would already be willing to do [in Brazil]."
Sep 12, 2025, 9:13 AM
Bolsonaro verdict likely: What to expect in Brazil, and from Trump
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Landmark case against former president has set Brazil on edge, with fears of violent protests against a guilty verdict.
Sep 11, 2025, 2:05 PM
Brazil Braces for a Verdict on Its Ex-President—and on Its Democracy
Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker
Jon Lee Anderson on the Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa’s new documentary, “Apocalypse in the Tropics,” and the role of Pentacostalism in the rise of the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who awaits a trial verdict on accusations that he fomented a …
Sep 10, 2025, 10:00 AM
Brazil’s Supreme Court starts deliberations in Bolsonaro trial
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Five-justice panel will spend the week voting on whether the former president plotted a coup to remain in power.
Sep 9, 2025, 4:42 PM
Brazil’s Lula says US warships in Caribbean are a source of ‘tension’
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
US naval forces have unsettled some in South America who see them as a precursor to possible intervention in Venezuela.
Sep 8, 2025, 3:56 PM
Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro faces coup trial — here's what to know
Carrie Kahn, NPR
Brazil's Supreme Court begins the verdict and sentencing phase of Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial Tuesday, with the former president facing a possible 40-year sentence.
Sep 2, 2025, 9:00 AM
‘I am in no rush’: Brazil’s Lula weighs countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Brazil currently faces 50 percent tariffs on many of its US exports, as a result of its prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro.
Aug 29, 2025, 4:12 PM
China seeks stronger ties with Brazil to resist ‘bullying’ on world stage
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
China's top diplomat tells Brazil's FM Mauro Vieira that Beijing-Brazil ties are at their 'best in history'.
Aug 29, 2025, 5:10 AM
Lula denounces US decision to revoke visa from Brazilian justice minister
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The president has denounced Donald Trump's attacks against Brazilian officials as 'unacceptable' amid Bolsonaro trial.
Aug 26, 2025, 5:58 PM
Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro planned asylum in Argentina, police say
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Police claim Brazil's ex-President Jair Bolsonaro wrote letter seeking asylum in Argentina amid coup probe.
Aug 21, 2025, 3:27 AM
Verdict, sentencing in coup trial for Brazil’s Bolsonaro set for September
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Supreme Court will rule on ex-president's fate in case dividing nation that could result in lengthy prison term.
Aug 15, 2025, 7:06 PM