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Eduardo Bolsonaro

Eduardo Bolsonaro
The latest news and top stories on Eduardo Bolsonaro, the federal deputy for São Paulo since 2015, achieving a record number of votes in 2018. A lawyer and former federal police officer, he chairs the International Affairs and National Defense Committee. Bolsonaro is a key figure in right-wing populism, representing ’The Movement’ in South America and advocating for conservative principles.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. He was one of three candidates who did not show up for a televised debate on Sunday. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations

Brazil presidential debate zeroes in on Chinese investment and US tariffs

‘What matters to Lulism is that we keep buying the finished product from China while we sell ore or sell our grain’: candidate Renan Santos.

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Americas and the Caribbean

US revokes visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington in escalating row

Americas and the Caribbean

At 80, Brazil’s Lula launches campaign for fourth term

China-Latin America relations

Trump, tariffs and ties with China at stake in Brazilian presidential race

Polls show Beijing-friendly incumbent Lula neck and neck with Washington’s favoured candidate ahead of closely watched October election.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left), seen here with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May 2025, is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term as leader of the South American country. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations

A year into Trump’s tariffs, Brazil trades less with US and more with China

Trading report lands as USTR weighs extra 25 per cent levy and Flavio Bolsonaro tells hearing that Lula ‘licks China’s boots’.

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United States

US proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices

The measures cover areas such as electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, intellectual property protection and the ethanol market.

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Brazil

US targeting of drug gangs seen as attempt to shake up Brazil’s election

Analysts say Trump’s designation of PCC and Red Command is a political boost for Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of October vote.

Brazilian security forces regularly conduct large operations against the criminal groups, which often turn violent. Photo: EPA
Brazil

US labels major Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organisations

Washington equates PCC and CV with global terror groups like Isis, opening the door for aggressive US interventions.

Brazil

Jailed banker ties roil Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidential hopes

Bolsonaro’s poll numbers take a hit from scandal over disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro’s US$24 million film funding pledge.

Brazil

Brazil court grants house arrest for jailed Bolsonaro due to ill health

Judge authorises an initial 90-day medical reprieve for the former president following his hospitalisation.

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro at his residence last year. Photo: AFP
Brazil

Supporters of ex-president Bolsonaro rally across Brazil against Lula

Protesters in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia voiced their opposition to the current president, who faces a tough re-election bid.

Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sunday. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro has brain injury after falling and hitting head in prison

The ex-president had a ‘crisis’ while sleeping in his cell, his wife said in a social media post.

Americas and the Caribbean

Bolsonaro’s house arrest bid fails, as Brazil court rejects health claims

Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected the former president’s request, citing no health decline, so the ex-leader remains in prison.

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro backs son’s presidential bid, undergoes hernia surgery

The former president, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, was allowed to leave prison for the operation.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro leaves the DF Star hospital in Brasilia on September 14. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill slashing Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term

The proposed law could see the ex-president spend just over two years behind bars for an attempted coup.

Protesters rally against the sentence-reduction bill in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

If successful, the legislation could see Brazil’s former president serve a little over two years in prison for coup plot.

Brazil

Brazil’s top court upholds jailing of Bolsonaro after ‘attempt to flee’

Top court panel unanimously rules the former president should remain arrested after admitting he broke his ankle monitor.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro could be in jail within weeks after coup plot verdict upheld

The former president was convicted in September for attempting to prevent President Lula from taking power after the 2022 polls.

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is seen inside his residence in Brasilia, where he has been under house arrest since August. Photo: AFP
Brazil

US targets wife of Brazilian Supreme Court judge Moraes with sanctions

The US also revoked the visas of six Brazilian judicial officials as sanctions deepen the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting coup

The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right leader spend the rest of his days in jail.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil judge votes to acquit in Bolsonaro coup case, breaking with peers

The five-judge panel still seems likely to convict the ex-president, but the vote by Luiz Fux raises the odds of an appeal if that happens.

Judge Luiz Fux takes part in the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Americas and the Caribbean

First 2 of 5 judges in Bolsonaro coup trial vote to convict

The panel is now only one vote away from convicting the ex-president, in a case that has angered US ally Donald Trump.

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Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro protest in Sao Paulo on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Brics

China’s Xi makes rallying call against hegemonism, protectionism in Brics speech

Brics nations must ‘jointly defend multilateralism’, uphold the Brics spirit of openness, Chinese leader says in virtual address.

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Brazil

In veiled jab at Trump, Lula says Brazil doesn’t ‘accept orders’ from anyone

The president also slammed Brazilian politicians who encourage ‘attacks’ on the country, calling them ‘traitors’.

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China’s private sector

China’s 2024 Brazil investment doubled to highest level since Covid: report

Report says Brazil is now the leading emerging economy destination for Chinese capital.

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A drone view shows BYD’s new electric vehicle (EV) factory’s construction site in Camacari, Brazil, in December 2024. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil court mulls Bolsonaro’s fate, shrugging off US ‘threats’

Brazil case could see the ex-president and Trump ally sentenced to over 40 years in prison for an alleged coup attempt.

An inflatable figure depicting Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is seen near protesters during a demonstration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
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