Jair Bolsonaro and a Times reporter discussed the former Brazilian president’s two mysterious nights at the Hungarian embassy.

Brazil moved swiftly to rule Bolsonaro ineligible for office until 2030, a penalty that could be extended by ongoing criminal investigations. In Washington, however, Republicans in the Senate helped acquit Trump in an impeachment trial that would have prevented him from seeking the presidency again.

The former Brazilian president, squeezed by criminal investigations, looks to the United States to shift his nation’s politics — and maybe keep him a free man.

A Brazilian judge on Friday rejected an appeal by former president Jair Bolsonaro to have his passport returned to him so he could attend the inauguration of his hero, US President-elect Donald Trump.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking the return of his passport from Brazil's Supreme Court, which barred him from traveling to attend Donald Trump's U.S. inauguration. Facing multiple investigations and barred until 2030 from office,

President-elect Donald Trump's victory in November's election has given hope to Brazil's former leader Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently barred from running for public office until 2030 due to a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Brazil’s president on Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the alleged coup attempt by supporters of ...

Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in the ruling that Bolsonaro holds no position that would allow him to represent Brazil at the event.

Brazil's Supreme Court rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro's attempt to retrieve his passport to travel to the U.S. for Trump's inauguration. Bolsonaro, barred from office till 2030 and facing charges,