Ex-leader Bolsonaro appeals 27-year prison sentence
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The rebuke of Trump is largely symbolic, for now, since the House isn't allowing votes on measures challenging Trump's tariffs until at least next year.
The defense team for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Monday against his 27-year, three-month prison sentence for attempting a coup d'état after losing the 2022 elections.
The measure seeks to terminate the national emergency declarations Trump used to justify imposing 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods,
In addition to the former president, the appeals of six other defendants – onetime allies considered to be the main instigators of the attempted coup after the 2022 election defeat – will be tried in the same online session.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has published the ruling convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Monday to keep former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, according to a court document seen by Reuters.
The Senate passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the president over trade policy.
Jair Bolsonaro is having a terrible few weeks. On September 29th Tarcísio de Freitas, the right-wing governor of São Paulo, announced that he would not run in next year’s presidential race, and would instead seek a second term as governor.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump's tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil's prosecution of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for an alleged coup attempt.
The new sanctions are a part of ongoing pressure campaign to undermine the prosecution of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
El Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil publicó el miércoles la sentencia condenatoria contra el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro por
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