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Jair Bolsonaro

Arcs in the news about Jair Bolsonaro from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 67 stories · 640 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 17, 2023

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Trump's 50% tariff on Brazil, which he tied to Jair Bolsonaro's trial

7 of 9 stories this year · gone quiet

Trump to impose 50% tariff on Brazil over Bolsonaro trial and trade policies · 52 articles, Jul 9Trump's 50% tariff on Brazilian goods like coffee and orange juice could drive up US breakfast costs · 7 articles, Jul 10Brazil's Lula says Trump tariffs 'unacceptable blackmail' – DW · 17 articles, Jul 11Trump punishes Brazil with tariffs, sanctions over trial of ally Bolsonaro · 6 articles, Jul 30Lula is optimistic there will be a U.S.-Brazil trade deal after meeting with Trump in Malaysia · 7 articles, Oct 27Five Senate Republicans join Democrats to rebuke Trump’s Brazil tariffs · 8 articles, Oct 29Trump expands tariff relief on coffee, fruit and beef from Brazil · 25 articles, Nov 21

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Everything else21 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Jair Bolsonaro that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 25Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  2. Nov 22– 23Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term29 articles · 28 independent sources
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  3. Nov 22– 26Bolsonaro ordered to begin serving 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup23 articles · 18 independent sources
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  4. Nov 7Brazil's Supreme Court panel unanimously rejects Bolsonaro's appeal, upholding 27-year sentence6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Sep 21– 22'No amnesty!' Brazilians protest against bid to pardon Bolsonaro8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Sep 17– 18Brazil’s Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer days after being convicted of coup12 articles · 12 independent sources
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  7. Sep 16– 17Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling unwell, son says11 articles · 10 independent sources
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  8. Sep 11– 13Bolsonaro's political influence in Brazil could endure despite his conviction61 articles · 46 independent sources
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  9. Sep 2Brazil’s Bolsonaro on trial: house arrest, coup charges, and US pressure explained14 articles · 12 independent sources
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  10. Aug 21Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina and seek asylum13 articles · 12 independent sources
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Stories that name Jair Bolsonaro

  1. Mar 25– 28Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deportations of migrants to El Salvador under wartime law62 articles · 39 independent sources
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