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Bolsonaro says he’s requested passport’s return to attend Trump inauguration
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, officially requested his passport from Minister Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday so he may attend President-elect Trump’s
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invited to Donald Trump's inauguration
Bolsonaro said his lawyer has already made a request to get his passport back so he could “attend this honorable and important historical event.”
Bolsonaro says Trump invited him to the inauguration
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed Wednesday that President-elect Trump invited him to attend the inauguration — but it may be difficult for Bolsonaro to attend amid his ongoing his legal turmoil.
Trump loves populists and strongmen. Here's who he's invited to the inauguration
By inviting foreign leaders like former Brazilian president Bolsonaro to his swearing-in, Trump is breaking another norm - and US political tradition.
Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro invited to Trump's inauguration
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been invited to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 and is seeking to obtain the return of his passport, confiscated last year amid a probe into an attempted coup in 2023.
Election-denying ex-Brazilian president says Trump invited him to inauguration
A former Brazilian president who — like President-elect Donald Trump — has been accused of undermining democratic institutions and promoting baseless claims about electoral fraud, says Trump invited him to his upcoming inauguration.
Controversial World Leaders Invited To Trump’s Inauguration
Donald Trump’s inauguration guest list is breaking tradition, as he has invited a number of controversial world leaders, signaling his continued alignment with right-wing figures. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro,
Trump's victory could give boost to Brazil's Bolsonaro's re-election hopes amid court ban on him running
Brazil's supreme court has prevented Jair Bolsonaro from running again in the 2026 presidential election, yet the former ...
Foreign leaders desperately jockeying for invite to Trump’s inauguration: ‘They’re all going crazy’
A parade of foreign leaders are furiously angling to try and receive a coveted invite to President-elect Trump’s inauguration ...
Brazil marks second anniversary of alleged coup attempt by Bolsonaro supporters
Brazil's president on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the alleged coup attempt by supporters of former far-right ...
'I fought for years to correct my dad's death certificate - but still haven't buried him'
In their hands, a document they fought for years to hold - her father's death certificate, now correctly stating his cause of ...
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Platforming extremism: How Brazilian media has contributed to the rise of the far right
In the wake of alarming revelations that members of the Brazilian military allegedly planned a coup to overturn the country’s ...
Brazil marks 2nd anniversary of right-wing coup attempt as Bolsonaro’s legal troubles deepen
Brazilian authorities are gathering in capital Brasilia to mark the second anniversary of an alleged coup attempt by ...
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'Democracy won', says Lula two years after Brasilia riots
Brasília (AFP) – Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday hailed the triumph of democracy as he oversaw the ...
Trump's Jan. 6 tactics gave foreign copycats a blueprint to undermine democracy
Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election seems to have inspired a number of illiberal leaders overseas.