Jair Bolsonaro and a Times reporter discussed the former Brazilian president’s two mysterious nights at the Hungarian embassy.

This isn’t just the story of Donald Trump , but also that of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. The Western Hemisphere’s two largest democracies faced similar challenges in 2020 and 2022, respectively, but their institutional responses have been dramatically different.

The former Brazilian president, squeezed by criminal investigations, looks to the United States to shift his nation’s politics — and maybe keep him a free man.

A Brazilian judge on Friday rejected an appeal by former president Jair Bolsonaro to have his passport returned to him so he could attend the inauguration of his hero, US President-elect Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump's victory in November's election has given hope to Brazil's former leader Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently barred from running for public office until 2030 due to a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Brazil’s president on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the alleged coup attempt by supporters of ...

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro's request to have his passport returned so he could travel to the United States to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration,

An avalanche of disinformation about a new economic measure proved so tricky for Brazil's government to navigate that they backtracked entirely this week in a rout egged on by the opposition.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking the return of his passport from Brazil's Supreme Court, which barred him from traveling to attend Donald Trump's U.S. inauguration. Facing multiple investigations and barred until 2030 from office,

Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, banned from leaving Brazil due to allegations he plotted a coup, has appealed to the Supreme Court to attend the Jan. 20 ceremony in Washington.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro's defense filed a request late on Thursday with Brazil's highest court to urgently reconsider the decision to bar him from traveling to the United States to attend the U.