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January 07, 2026
January 07, 2026

Brazil's Bolsonaro back to hospital after prison fall

Brasília (AFP) – Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a hospital Wednesday, AFP journalists observed, after hitting his head in a fall in prison, where he is serving 27 years for leading a failed coup d'etat.

August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025

Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and son of obstruction of justice over coup trial

Police in Brazil on Wednesday called for former president Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo to be charged with obstruction of justice for their efforts to meddle in the ex-leader's trial for attempting to stage a coup. The police investigation also revealed that Bolsonaro last year had plans to seek political asylum in Argentina.

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