Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro engages in power struggle with country’s Supreme Court
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro today opposed Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes decision to include him in an investigation into...
August 5, 2021Topic
Supreme Court
Brazil’s Supreme Court opens investigation against Bolsonaro for fake news undermining democracy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Supreme Court (STF) announced the decision, which came in response to a request from...
August 4, 2021
Opinion: Speculating on Bolsonaro’s “indications” of election fraud in 2018
On Thursday, July 29, President Bolsonaro, speaking to supporters in front of the Planalto Palace, said he would supply proof...
August 3, 2021
Analysis: Bukele to double Salvadoran Army, deploy to gang areas; critics ask why
At the end of the first semester of 2021, El Salvador registered a 10.4% increase in homicides compared to the...
August 3, 2021
Investigating Brazilians calling for military intervention “unfair” – President Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday considered "unfair" the investigations underway in the Supreme Court against right-wing activists who, among...
July 26, 2021
Brazil’s left-wing loses a procedural battle over Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Justice Cármen Lúcia of the Supreme Court of Justice (STF) rejected a mandate request in which federal deputy Rui Falcão...
July 21, 2021
Brazil’s Prosecutor-General advises that Central Bank autonomy law is technically unconstitutional
In his report to the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor-General refrained from discussing the substance of whether or not the Central...
April 29, 2021
After surprising joint resignations, Jair Bolsonaro appointed new leadership of the Armed Forces
Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday appointed the three commanders of the Armed Forces, following the crisis generated by the replacement of...
April 1, 2021
Brazil’s Supreme Court to Rule on Ban of Blood Donations by Gays
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) is scheduled to hear an appeal this week that may lift a...
March 15, 2020