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30 million and rising: PM Modi sets global benchmark of subscribers on You
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Among world leaders, PM Modi has the highest number of subscribers on YouTube. As per the rankings, he is comfortably ahead of others in the category. The second-highest, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has a subscriber base that is only about one-fourth of PM Modi's.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrested after attempting to bre
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The 70-year-old former leader, who is currently under house arrest, was accused of trying to break his electronic ankle monitor he has been wearing since August.
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Bolsonaro braces for possible arrest as Supreme Court rejects appeal in c
Updated : 6 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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Brazil's Federal Police finalise 'quick, discreet' arrest plan for Jair Bo
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Brazil's Federal Police have reportedly drawn up a detailed and swift operational plan for the possible detention of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been handed a sentence of 27 years and three months. According to a report carried by InfoMoney and also highlighted repeatedly by Bra
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Lula condemns US over revocation of Brazilian justice minister's visa
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Brazil's President Lula da Silva condemned the US for revoking Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski's visa, calling it "irresponsible." The move escalates tensions as the US, under President Donald Trump, continues to pressure Brazil over the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro and impo
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US condemns Brazil's court order for house arrest of former President Jair
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The US State Department has strongly condemned the Brazilian Supreme Court's decision to place former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest. Bolsonaro is facing trial for allegedly plotting to overturn the 2022 presidential election results
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Brazil police raid Bolsonaro's home, fit ankle tag over fears flight risk
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brazilian police raided the residence and political office of former President Jair Bolsonaro early Friday (local time), enforcing strict legal measures, including fitting him with an electronic ankle monitor over concerns of his attempting to flee the country while facing trial for allegedl
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Brazil's top court declines to arrest Bolsonaro
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brazil's Supreme Court has decided not to arrest former President Jair Bolsonaro for now, after warning he may have violated a social media ban. Justice Alexandre de Moraes called the incident "isolated" but warned future violations would lead to arrest, Al Jazeera reported.
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Trump announces 50 per cent tariffs on Brazil, calls Jair Bolsonaro's tria
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the letter written to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (local time), Trump said he knew and worked with Bolsonaro and respected him greatly.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hospitalised with skin infection
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalised for the second time in Manaus (AM) on Sunday to treat a bout of erysipelas, a type of skin infection, Brazil's online newspaper Metropoles reported.
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Brazil: Bolsonaro to appeal in Supreme Court against electoral court decis
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Calling the highest electoral court's decision a "stab in the back", former President Jair Bolsonaro vowed to appeal at the Supreme Court against the ruling which bars him from public office till 2030.
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Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The former president was found guilty by five out of seven judges, effectively ending any hope of a political comeback in the forthcoming 2026 election. Two of the judges voted against the decision, which prevents Bolsonaro from running for public office for eight years.
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