Argentina grants asylum to Brasília rioter in move that may sway Brazil vote

Decision to shield pro-Bolsonaro truck driver sentenced for 8 January 2023 attack could inflame Brazil election politics Argentina has granted asylum to a Brazilian fugitive convicted for his role in 2023 pro-Bolsonaro riots – a decision that analysts say could reverberate in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election. A week after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president, took office, hundreds of people ransacked Brazil’s congress building, presidential palace and supreme court on 8 Jan...

By Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro seeks court approval for visit from Trump official

Lawyers for Bolsonaro have petitioned for Trump adviser Darren Beattie to meet the ex-president in a Brasilia prison.

Supremo autoriza assessor de Trump a visitar Bolsonaro

O tribunal anunciou esta terça-feira que o juiz Alexandre de Moraes, que condenou Bolsonaro a uma pena de 27 anos de prisão, lhe deu permissão para receber o ativista conservador Darren Beattie.

By Agência Lusa

Argentina grants political asylum to pro-Bolsonaro coup rioter

A source in the Brazilian government called the decision an attempt by the Milei administration to interfere in the upcoming presidential elections La entrada Argentina grants political asylum to pro-Bolsonaro coup rioter se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald.

By Buenos Aires Herald

Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes Trump adviser to visit Bolsonaro in prison

Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized Darren Beattie, a Trump administration adviser focused on Brazil, to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison on March 18, in another sign of how far Bolsonaro’s legal case has spilled into the international arena. The decision was issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the cases related to the attempt to overturn the 2022 election and Bolsonaro’s conviction for plotting against the democratic order.