Brazil’s former president is accused of spreading false information about the nation’s election systems. A conviction would block him from office for eight years.
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Bolsonaro to Face Trial Over Electoral Fraud Claims
Brazil’s former president is accused of spreading false information about the nation’s election systems. A conviction would block him from office for eight years.
David Miranda, Gay Rights Activist and Snowden Ally in Brazil, Dies at 37
Emerging from Rio’s slums, he helped Edward Snowden reveal classified documents and lobbied for his asylum before rising to his country’s Congress.
Brazil’s Police Raid Bolsonaro Home in Fake Vaccine Cards Case
The authorities arrested a close aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he forged vaccine records, possibly to help Mr. Bolsonaro enter the United States.
If You Don’t Use Your Land, These Marxists May Take It
The Landless Workers Movement organizes Brazil’s poor to take land from the rich. It is perhaps the largest — and most polarizing — social movement in Latin America.
Brazilian Judge Bans Telegram App Amid School Attacks Inquiry
The Federal Police requested the app’s suspension because it failed to provide complete user data from two group chats that the authorities said had inspired an attack.
Biden Pledges $500 Million to Stop Deforestation in Brazil
The promise to help Brazil protect the Amazon must be approved by Congress, where Republicans are opposed to foreign climate aid.
Your Monday Briefing: Fighting in Sudan
Also, an extrajudicial killing on live TV in India.
A Problem for Ukraine: Countries Like Brazil Won’t Sell It Arms
Ukraine wants to buy weapons from Brazil, but the South American giant has repeatedly declined. Instead, it is offering to broker peace.
Trump Indictment Is a First for the U.S. but Not for Other Nations
Scholars say it is important to hold the powerful legally accountable, but there are likely to be charges — well-founded or not — that prosecutors have political motives.