Jair Bolsonaro

COMMENTARY We thought former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was imitating President Trump's Jan. 6 thuggery — but it turns out he was allegedly, and quite chillingly, upstaging Trump the whole time.

Brazil's top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.

Three reasons help explain why the two politicians have faced such contrasting fates.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several others have been charged with attempting to overthrow incoming government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022.

COMMENTARY The possible breach of Jair Bolsonaro's free speech rights should concern First Amendment-faithful Americans — and democratic citizens of the Americas.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro goes on trial, facing charges that he spread false information about Brazil's election system.

COMMENTARY Conservative Brazilians feared Lula's new presidency — but it turns out he's much like their man, Jair Bolsonaro, when it comes to not defending democracy.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finishes the first 100 days of his third term as Brazil’s president and his return to power has been marked by efforts to reinstate his past social policies and undo his predecessor’s legacy.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro has arrived back in Brazil after a three-month stay in Florida. He is seeking a new role on the political scene as authorities in the capital brace for the far-right populist’s return with tight security.

A representative of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro handed a set of diamond jewelry he had received from Saudi Arabia to a state bank, as he was ordered to do by a government watchdog.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday he intends to return to Brazil “in the following weeks.”

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention to return home, where legal issues await.