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    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Brazil
      Bolsonaro seeks six-month US tourist visa to extend Florida stay

      Former Brazilian president is facing multiple investigations at home

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Bolsonaro in Florida: KFC, a McMansion and trips to the supermarket

      Supporters gather outside house where former Brazilian president is staying amid chaos at home

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      InterviewBrazilian politics
      Lula to recalibrate pace of reforms after pro-Bolsonaro riots, finance minister says

      Implementing leftist president’s programme ‘to be considered very carefully’, Fernando Haddad tells FT in Davos

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Isolated Bolsonaro faces mounting investigations over Brazil riots

      Threat of prosecution hangs over far-right former president, whose support has dwindled since election loss

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      Can Lula put Brazilian democracy back together again?

      Many of the country’s institutions, from the military to the Supreme Court, are creaking under accusations of divided loyalties

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s political crisis gives Lula chance to solidify his support

      New president gets popularity boost in short term but faces long-term challenges in governing

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula deploys security forces after Bolsonaro questions election result in video

      Brazilian government warns of demonstrations on Wednesday by ex-president’s supporters aimed at ‘takeover of power’

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Brazil’s Congress riot: how Bolsonaro supporters stormed the capital

      Timeline of protesters’ shortlived attempt to take over Brasília’s institutions of power

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Bolsonaro plans return to Brazil as prosecutors seek to seize assets

      Former president has faced calls for expulsion from Florida after riots by his supporters

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      White House under pressure to expel Bolsonaro after Brazil riots

      Former president hospitalised in Florida where he has been living in self-imposed exile since leaving office

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazilian police dismantle anti-government protest camps

      Move comes day after supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided Congress, Supreme Court and palace

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Brazil’s dangerous insurrection

      There are echoes of Washington’s January 6 riot in events in Brasília

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Instant InsightMichael Stott
      Insurrection in Brazil raises questions over loyalty of security forces

      Sunday’s storming of government buildings was their first big test under Lula. More will follow

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      ExplainerBrazilian politics
      Who are the rioters who stormed Brazil’s government offices?

      Jair Bolsonaro has fomented bitter distrust in the electoral system among his supporters

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil police arrest 300 after pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Congress

      Authorities regain control after supporters overrun complex in protest against incumbent’s election loss

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula tightens Brazil’s gun controls and curbs gold mining in Amazon

      Newly elected president takes aim at Jair Bolsonaro’s legacy in first decrees

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Brazilian politics
      Lula launches stinging attack on Bolsonaro in inaugural address

      Leftwing leader returns to power for third term in divided South American nation

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Brazil’s supreme court declares ‘secret budget’ unconstitutional

      Rejection of Bolsonaro-era mechanism and second ruling on welfare spending boosts Lula in run-up to inauguration

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Lula looks to reduce role of armed forces in Brazilian politics

      Choice of defence minister comes as pro-Bolsonaro supporters protest the outcome of the country’s election

    • Saturday, 10 December, 2022
      News in-depthBrazilian politics
      Jair Bolsonaro breaks his silence as presidency draws to an end

      Brazil’s political right is directionless as leader withdraws from view ahead of handover to Lula

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Bolsonaro’s party challenges election defeat to Lula

      Complaint alleges issues in electronic voting machines after narrow defeat for Brazil’s outgoing president

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Jair Bolsonaro urges supporters to end roadblock protests

      Outgoing president’s comments signal an attempt to de-escalate tensions after he lost Brazil election

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Bolsonaro vows to follow Brazil constitution without conceding election

      Hard-right leader breaks his silence as his administration prepares to hand over the presidency to leftist rival Lula

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Brazil
      Brazilian truckers protest Lula’s victory as Bolsonaro remains silent

      Financial markets trade cautiously after veteran leftist’s narrow win

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Brazilian politics
      Lula wins Brazil presidential election in historic comeback

      Leftwing former president defeats Jair Bolsonaro by narrow margin after bitterly divisive campaign

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