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US President removes sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over convic
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The US government imposed sanctions against the justice, Alexandre de Moraes, in July under the Global Magnitsky Act after the case was brought against Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The Magnitsky Act is a rarely used law that allows the United States to impose asset freezes and travel bans on for
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Brazil considers placing high-ranking coup-plotting officers in ordinary p
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The review is expected to carry significant implications for prominent figures such as General Augusto Heleno and General Walter Braga Netto, both of whom are currently serving sentences in military detention facilities while their appeals continue.
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Brazil former President Bolsonaro ordered to serve 27-year prison term for
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to CNN, Bolsonaro has been in custody at Brazil's Federal Police headquarters since Saturday after authorities detained him for allegedly tampering with his court-ordered ankle monitor. On Tuesday, Justice Moraes stated that Bolsonaro would serve his sentence at the police headq
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Bolsonaro braces for possible arrest as Supreme Court rejects appeal in c
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Bolsonaro, who lost the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was convicted in September for trying to block Lula from taking office. The court found him guilty of five crimes, including forming an armed criminal organisation, attempting to abolish democracy and organising a viole
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France halts counterterrorism cooperation with Mali after envoy's arrest
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and expelled two Malian diplomats after Bamako arrested French envoy Yann Vezilier on coup-plotting charges. Mali accused him of working for French intelligence, which Paris called "unfounded." Ties have soured since Mali's military
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Former Brazil PM denies coup plot as thousands rally in his support
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters, adorned in the green and gold of Brazil's national flag, gathered on Paulista Avenue, a key thoroughfare in the nation's largest city, to express solidarity amid growing legal challenges.
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Niger is under attack from military junta trying to overthrow our democrac
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said that the coup plotters falsely claimed that they acted to protect the security of Niger.
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France cuts off financial support to Niger following military coup
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
France in a statement called for the “immediate return to the Nigerien constitutional order” adding to the mounting international pressure on the coup plotters.
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Niger military declares support for presidential coup plotters
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Niger's army command on Thursday said it was supporting the takeover against Niger President Mohamed Bazoum.
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