Brazil’s top court unanimously rejected Jair Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest, maintaining his detention after his conviction for leading a 2022 coup attempt.

The Trump administration expands reprisals against Brazil, targeting Viviane Barci de Moraes. On Monday, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump sanctioned Viviane Barci de Moraes, wife of Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the rapporteur in the case that sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro for the 2023 attempted coup. RELATED: Millions of Brazilians Protest Amnesty Bill […]

Brazil stands at a historic moment that will forever mark its democratic system. The house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, decreed in August 2025, does not merely represent a judicial act of great magnitude, but also a symbol of the resistance and maturity of the country’s democratic institutions in the face of attempts at […]

There is no room for pressure or coercion seeking a tyrannical and spurious dismissal of the case, Justice De Moraes said. On Friday, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is presiding over the coup trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro, said he will not acknowledge sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. RELATED: […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces revocation of visa for Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and allies, escalating U.S. interference amid judicial investigation into Bolsonaro’s coup attempt. Related: Brazil’s Supreme Court Imposes New Restrictions on Bolsonaro Amid Coup Plot Investigation On July 18, 2025, the United States government, through Secretary of State […]