Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Former Bolsonaro justice minister detained over Brazil riots

Brazil riots

Anderson Torres oversaw security during last week’s takeover of federal buildings in Brasilia. He was on vacation in Florida. Torres says he will return to Brazil to report himself. Anderson Torres, a former minister of justice and public security in Brazil who oversaw security during last week’s takeover of federal buildings in Brasilia, has been … Read more

More than 1,200 to be charged for unrest in Brasilia

Brazil riot

Suspects who have been formally apprehended have five days to face charges. A sizable security force deployment in Brazil’s capital has been spurred. The majority of individuals arrested during the violence. For the riot at Brazil’s Congress, Brasilia, more than 1,200 people have been legally detained and are facing charges. Suspects who have been formally … Read more

Brazil protests: Over 1200 protestors arrested in lieu of vandalism in Brasilia

1200 protestors arrested

The majority of the arrests took place in front of the army headquarters in Brasilia. The investigation is now trying to establish who financed the protests. 40 buses that had been used to ferry demonstrators to Brasilia. Over 1,200 protestors arrested and transferred to the Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia, after protestors invaded government palaces … Read more

Jair Bolsonaro supporters invade Supreme Court, Congress in Brasilia

Jair Bolsonaro

Demonstrators clash with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Many of his supporters concur with him on the validity of the nation’s voting system. Public security personnel is called in to disperse the protesters. According to media footage, the supporters of Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the Supreme Court, the Congress building, and surrounded … Read more

Lula to be sworn in as Brazil president as Bolsonaro flies

Lula

Left-wing politician Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday. Lula beat Bolsonaro in October’s election. Bolsonaro himself won’t be there because he left Brazil on Friday. Before Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva becomes president, large crowds are assembling in the Brazilian capital city of Brasilia. The well-known left-wing politician Lula, who served … Read more

Brazilian detained over inauguration bomb plot

Brazilian

Brazilian police said a guy tried to detonate an explosive device to “sow mayhem”. Police said the 54-year-old suspect travelled to Brasilia on November 1. The 54-year-old suspect said police he and other Bolsonaro followers planned it. An individual has been detained by Brazilian police after they claim he attempted to set off an explosive … Read more

IMF pulls out of Brazil after economy minister’s ire

IMF

BRASÍLIA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it will close its Brazilian office, a day after receiving harsh criticism from Economy Minister Paulo Guedes over its forecasts for Latin America’s biggest economy. The IMF said it would close its office in Brasilia when the current country representative’s mandate expires on June 30, 2022. The … Read more