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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes gives a thumbs-up during a plenary session of the court in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s top court postpones decision on key justice de Moraes ahead of October elections

By Mauricio Savarese and Eraldo Peres - Associated Press

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, speaks with Federal Police Director General Andrei Rodrigues, center, next to Justice Minister Wellington Cesar, far left, during Independence Day celebrations in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil Supreme Court removes federal police chief, deepening crisis at the top court

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes smiles alongside Justice Andre Mendonca during a plenary session of the court in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian justice who imprisoned Bolsonaro now under fire for alleged links to disgraced banker

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home while he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova, File)

Brazil’s top court denies request for Argentina’s Milei to visit Bolsonaro under house arrest

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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova, File)

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Flavio Bolsonaro, son of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, hugs a supporter during a vigil outside the former president's residence in Brasília, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, after his father's arrest earlier in the day, carried out days before he was set to start serving his 27-year sentence for leading a coup attempt. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to meet a judge a day after his early arrest

By Mauricio Savarese and Lucas Dumphreys - Associated Press

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes attends the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those charged in an alleged coup plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Meet ‘Big Alex,’ the Brazilian judge who led Bolsonaro’s trial and challenged Trump and Musk

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

The Brazilian Supreme Court holds the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those charged in an alleged coup plot to keep Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Verdict and sentencing phase of ‘historic’ attempted coup trial of Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins

By Eléonore Hughes and Lucas Dumphreys - Associated Press

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, sits alongside Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump media company sues a Brazilian Supreme Court justice investigating Bolsonaro

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after being formally charged by the federal police with attempted coup, at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Dozens of recordings reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro prepares to speak to the press in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 30, 2023, the day that judges ruled him ineligible to run for political office until 2030 after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system. (AP Photo/Thomas Santos, File)

Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?

By Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

A body lies on the ground outside the Supreme Court following an explosion the previous night, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse

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Elon Musk’s Starlink backtracks and will comply with judge’s order to block X in Brazil

By Gabriel Sa Pessoa and David Biller - Associated Press

Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Brazil Supreme Court panel upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide

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Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, April 13, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file)

U.S. panel releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk’s X, shedding light on account suspensions

By Julia Carneiro - Associated Press

FILE - Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. Brazil’s federal police searched the home of a nephew of Bolsonaro on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in connection with the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings in the capital by far-right protesters. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency

By Eleonore Hughes - Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks on after speaking from his official residence the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 1, 2022. His absence on Inauguration Day will mark a break with tradition and remains unclear who, instead of him, will hand over the presidential sash to Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the presidential palace on Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil Supreme Court authorizes probe of Bolsonaro for riot

By David Biller and Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Facebook bows to Brazil judge, blocks 12 accounts worldwide

By RICARDO COLETTA - Associated Press