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Brazilian Police Report Links Ex President Bolsonaro To Alleged 2022 Coup Plot
Brazil's Federal Police found proof that former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the outcome of the October 2022 election he lost to leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the police investigation report said.
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Brazil Cops Uncover Military Plot To Kill President Before He Took Office
Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022, days before he took office.
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Brazil PM's Wife To Sue Elon Musk's X After Her Account Gets Hacked
Brazilian first lady Rosangela 'Janja' Lula da Silva said on Tuesday she will sue Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, after having her account hacked last week.
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Brazil Ex President Bolsonaro Testifies In Anti-Government Riots Case: Report
Former Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro appeared before federal police on Wednesday to testify over anti-government riots by his supporters on January 8, a police source told AFP.
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Brazil President Sacks Army Chief After January 8 Riots: Report
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked the country's army chief, Julio Cesar de Arruda, in the wake of riots earlier this month by supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro, military sources told AFP Saturday.
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Brazil's Lula Says Intelligence Services Failed Ahead Of Brasilia Riots
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services failed on Jan. 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Brazil Supreme Court Confirms That Judge Was Biased Against Ex-President Lula
Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed its earlier ruling that a lower court judge had failed to treat ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fairly in graft probes, a decision that could lead other cases against the left-wing leader to be thr
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Brazil's Former President Lula Released From Jail After Court Ruling
Brazil's leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts.
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Leads Brazil 2018 Race, But Would Lose Runoff: Poll
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva currently leads the country's 2018 presidential race despite facing corruption charges, but would lose the runoff, a poll found Monday.
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UN Panel To Study Claims Brazil Breached Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Rights
A UN rights committee said Thursday it will study a petition filed by Brazil's embattled former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claiming the country's courts violated his rights over a huge corruption scandal.
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Ex-Finance Minister Under Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Lula, Dilma Rousseff Arrested In Brazil: Media
Brazilian police Thursday arrested Guido Mantega, a former finance minister under presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, as part of the investigation into the vast Petrobras corruption scheme, media reported.
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Brazil's Lula Da Silva To Stand Trial For Corruption
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must stand trial for corruption, a judge ruled Tuesday, after prosecutors accused the popular leftist of masterminding the large-scale plundering of state oil company Petrobras.
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Brazil's Top Court Upholds Removing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Probe From Federal Judge
A majority of Brazil's Supreme Court members voted on Thursday to uphold an injunction that moved a corruption investigation of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from to the Supreme Court from a lower court.
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Corruption Revelations Overshadow Brazil President's Plan To Bolster Government
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to bolster her government amid a storm of corruption allegations by naming her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to her cabinet were overshadowed on Tuesday by a barrage of fresh accusations against a minister.
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Released From Questioning, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Says 'Has Nothing To Fear'
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaking after his release from police questioning on Friday, called the investigation against him a media spectacle and said he "had nothing to fear."
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Brazilian Police Report Links Ex President Bolsonaro To Alleged 2022 Coup Plot
Brazil's Federal Police found proof that former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the outcome of the October 2022 election he lost to leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the police investigation report said.
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Brazil Cops Uncover Military Plot To Kill President Before He Took Office
Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022, days before he took office.
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Brazil PM's Wife To Sue Elon Musk's X After Her Account Gets Hacked
Brazilian first lady Rosangela 'Janja' Lula da Silva said on Tuesday she will sue Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, after having her account hacked last week.
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Brazil Ex President Bolsonaro Testifies In Anti-Government Riots Case: Report
Former Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro appeared before federal police on Wednesday to testify over anti-government riots by his supporters on January 8, a police source told AFP.
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Brazil President Sacks Army Chief After January 8 Riots: Report
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked the country's army chief, Julio Cesar de Arruda, in the wake of riots earlier this month by supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro, military sources told AFP Saturday.
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Brazil's Lula Says Intelligence Services Failed Ahead Of Brasilia Riots
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services failed on Jan. 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Brazil Supreme Court Confirms That Judge Was Biased Against Ex-President Lula
Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed its earlier ruling that a lower court judge had failed to treat ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fairly in graft probes, a decision that could lead other cases against the left-wing leader to be thr
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Brazil's Former President Lula Released From Jail After Court Ruling
Brazil's leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts.
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Leads Brazil 2018 Race, But Would Lose Runoff: Poll
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva currently leads the country's 2018 presidential race despite facing corruption charges, but would lose the runoff, a poll found Monday.
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UN Panel To Study Claims Brazil Breached Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Rights
A UN rights committee said Thursday it will study a petition filed by Brazil's embattled former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva claiming the country's courts violated his rights over a huge corruption scandal.
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Ex-Finance Minister Under Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Lula, Dilma Rousseff Arrested In Brazil: Media
Brazilian police Thursday arrested Guido Mantega, a former finance minister under presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, as part of the investigation into the vast Petrobras corruption scheme, media reported.
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Brazil's Lula Da Silva To Stand Trial For Corruption
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must stand trial for corruption, a judge ruled Tuesday, after prosecutors accused the popular leftist of masterminding the large-scale plundering of state oil company Petrobras.
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Brazil's Top Court Upholds Removing Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Probe From Federal Judge
A majority of Brazil's Supreme Court members voted on Thursday to uphold an injunction that moved a corruption investigation of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from to the Supreme Court from a lower court.
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Corruption Revelations Overshadow Brazil President's Plan To Bolster Government
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's efforts to bolster her government amid a storm of corruption allegations by naming her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to her cabinet were overshadowed on Tuesday by a barrage of fresh accusations against a minister.
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Released From Questioning, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Says 'Has Nothing To Fear'
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaking after his release from police questioning on Friday, called the investigation against him a media spectacle and said he "had nothing to fear."
