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Today: May 19, 2026

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Brazil Supreme Court justice suspends bill that ordered early release of ex-president Bolsonaro

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes prohibited the implementation of a sharp

Brazil Supreme Court justice suspends bill that ordered early release of ex-president Bolsonaro
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Brazil senator targeted with search warrant as Banco Master probe widens

Brazil's federal police on Thursday served a search and seizure warrant on Senator Ciro Nogueira as part of a widening probe into now-defunct lender Banco

Brazil senator targeted with search warrant as Banco Master probe widens
Health|Political|World

Former Brazil President Bolsonaro had shoulder surgery, remains hospitalized

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro successfully underwent right shoulder surgery on Friday, according to a note released by his medical team, which added that he

Former Brazil President Bolsonaro had shoulder surgery, remains hospitalized
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Brazil’s Congress overrides Lula's veto of a bill to reduce Bolsonaro's sentence

Brazil’s Congress has voted to override a presidential veto and reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence

Brazil’s Congress overrides Lula's veto of a bill to reduce Bolsonaro's sentence
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Former Brazil spy chief freed in the US after ICE detention, ally and source say

Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was freed from immigration detention in the United States on Wednesday, according to an ally of former

Former Brazil spy chief freed in the US after ICE detention, ally and source say
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Former Brazil spy chief arrested by ICE in the United States

Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem has been detained by ICE in the United States, the agency reported on its website on Monday, after he fled Brazil

Former Brazil spy chief arrested by ICE in the United States
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Brazil's Lula calls for former spy head return after US detention

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called on former intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem, who was detained by ICE in the United States the previous

Brazil's Lula calls for former spy head return after US detention
Election|Political|World

Lula narrowly ahead of Flavio Bolsonaro in potential Brazilian runoff, poll shows

Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is narrowly ahead of right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff in the October presidential election

Lula narrowly ahead of Flavio Bolsonaro in potential Brazilian runoff, poll shows
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Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief released after being detained by ICE, associates say

Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief released after being detained by ICE, associates say

Fugitive former Brazilian intelligence chief released after being detained by ICE, associates say
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Former Brazilian intelligence chief was arrested by ICE, senator says

A Brazilian senator said on Monday that the country’s former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem was arrested by ICE and is pleading for him to get political asylum in the United States

Former Brazilian intelligence chief was arrested by ICE, senator says
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Bolsonaro briefly leaves Brazilian prison for medical tests after a fall from his bed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has briefly left a prison in Brasilia for medical examinations after hitting his head

Bolsonaro briefly leaves Brazilian prison for medical tests after a fall from his bed
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Brazilian judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees

A Brazilian judge has issued house arrest orders for 10 people involved in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after his 2022 election loss

Brazilian judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees
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Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's family says he's underwent double hernia surgery at a hospital in the country's capital

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery
Crime|World

The Latest: West Virginia National Guard members shot near White House

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital have been shot just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence

The Latest: West Virginia National Guard members shot near White House
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Ex-President Bolsonaro starts serving 27-year sentence for Brazil coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year prison sentence for a coup plot

Ex-President Bolsonaro starts serving 27-year sentence for Brazil coup plot
Americas|Economy|Election|Political|World

Brazil's Lula leads potential right-wing rivals ahead of 2026 vote, poll shows

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads all potential right-wing challengers for the 2026 election, while his approval ratings have climbed in recent months, a poll by

Brazil's Lula leads potential right-wing rivals ahead of 2026 vote, poll shows
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Brazil top court votes to keep Bolsonaro in police custody

A four-judge panel of Brazil's Supreme Court voted unanimously on Monday to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in police custody after Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered his

Brazil top court votes to keep Bolsonaro in police custody
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Bolsonaro says medications made him tamper with tracking device, triggering detention

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday told a judge that medicine-induced paranoia and hallucination caused him to

Bolsonaro says medications made him tamper with tracking device, triggering detention
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'hallucinations' led him to violate ankle monitoring and cause his arrest

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has told a judge Sunday he violated his ankle monitor due to a nervous breakdown and hallucinations

Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'hallucinations' led him to violate ankle monitoring and cause his arrest
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro over claims he was planning to escape before starting his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term
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Brazil's Bolsonaro detained over flight risk, damaged ankle monitor

Brazil's federal police on Saturday took former President Jair Bolsonaro into custody due to flight risk after he took a soldering iron to

Brazil's Bolsonaro detained over flight risk, damaged ankle monitor
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Who is Jose Antonio Kast, the far-right front-runner for Chile's presidency?

After falling short in two previous presidential runs, Chilean candidate Jose Antonio Kast is now favored by analysts to win the country's

Who is Jose Antonio Kast, the far-right front-runner for Chile's presidency?
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Eduardo Bolsonaro to face trial in Brazil for seeking Trump help in his father's legal case

A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court moved on Friday to put lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro on trial for allegedly seeking U.S.

Eduardo Bolsonaro to face trial in Brazil for seeking Trump help in his father's legal case