Bolsonaro’s conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19

With Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup, many families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 say the conviction offers a measure of vindication even though it is unrelated to his handling of the pandemic.
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Bolsonaro taken into preventive custody as coup plot probe reaches final phase

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody in the early hours of Saturday following an order issued by the Federal Supreme Court, authorities confirmed.
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Bolsonaro detained: the fall of Brazil's polarizing firebrand

Jair Bolsonaro swore he would never go to prison. This trademark defiance has crumbled as the man who rose from fringe firebrand to president and reshaped Brazilian politics was detained Saturday as a preventative measure. Bolsonaro, a former army captain ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro jailed over alleged bid to break ankle bracelet and flee

Brazil's former president was moved from house arrest to police detention after the Supreme Court said he tried to break his ankle monitor and flee amid a growing vigil outside his home.
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