Jair Bolsonaro

Former Mossad agent assisted Flavio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil via Argentina - report

The escape followed Bolsonaro's defeat to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of elections on October 25.

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro disembarks from a plane after arriving at Opa-locka Executive Airport near Miami, Florida, US, October 28, 2026.
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) speaks after losing the presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, Brazil October 25, 2026.

Flavio Bolsonaro headed to the US after losing Brazil election, sources say - report

Argentina said it had no record of him entering its territory and the right-wing senator's aides either declined to say where he was or said they did not know.

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he addresses supporters after his victory in the presidential runoff election, at Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 26.

Trump says Brazil election looked 'rigged', defeated Bolsonaro's party recognizes Lula win

"I didn't take sides, but it looked like another rigged election. It looked very bad to me," Trump told reporters.

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FLAVIO BOLSONARO, candidate for Brazillian presidency, January 27, 2026.

Bolsonaro refuses to concede, says he will seek annulment of Brazil vote

Flavio Bolsonaro refused to concede after Lula was reported reelected for a fourth term, vowing to seek annulment of Brazil's runoff over a two-hour extension of voting.

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Pro-Bolsonaro roadblocks lose steam in Brazil; Lula transition begins

Protests on Brazil's highways began to fizzle out on Thursday after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro asked his supporters to clear the blockades.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByREUTERS
Army policemen work during a protest held by supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who won a third term following the presidential election run-off, at Urban Military Sector in Brasilia, Brazil, November 2, 2022.

Bolsonaro backers perform Nazi salute, call for military intervention -report

Brazilian President Jair Boldsonaro's followers gathered in front of military facilities in major Brazilian cities to demand action against the election results.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
People attend a protest over Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's defeat in the presidential run-off election, in Anapolis, Goias state, Brazil, November 2, 2022.

Pro-Palestinian, pro-Iran Lula retakes Brazil’s presidency -analysis

Luis Inacio Lula da Silva once donned a keffiyeh and laid a wreath at the tomb of Palestinian leader and arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) welcomes his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during an official meeting in Tehran May 16, 2010.

Biden congratulates Lula for winning 'free, fair' Brazil election

Leftist Lula defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in an election runoff that marked a stunning comeback for Lula and the end of Brazil's most right-wing government in decades.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByREUTERS
Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife Rosangela Lula da Silva, also know as Janja, react at an election night gathering on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 30, 2022.

Brazil: Lula wins Brazilian election, Bolsonaro has not conceded

The leftist former president overtook far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the dying moments of the bitterly-fought elections.

OCTOBER 30, 2022ByREUTERS
Supporters of Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, react as they wait for the results of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 30, 2022.

Brazil highway police blockades fan voter-suppression fears

Brazil's Federal Highway Police conducting illegal roadblocks of buses carrying voters across the northeast, despite an order by the Superior Electoral Court preventing such operations.

OCTOBER 30, 2022ByREUTERS
Supporters of Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro and supporters of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva campaign together on a street during an election campaign in Brasilia, Brazil October 13, 2022.

Brazil elections: Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire, polls show

Surveys by pollsters Datafolha and Quaest both showed Lula with 52% of valid votes against 48% for Bolsonaro, down from a 6 percentage-point lead three days prior.

OCTOBER 30, 2022ByREUTERS
Supporters of Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro and supporters of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva campaign together on a street during an election campaign in Brasilia, Brazil October 13, 2022.

Jews feel like choosing ‘between the cross and the sword’ in Brazil

Choosing between Bolsonaro and da Silva in a final round on Sunday is certainly a choice between two wildly different worldviews and sets of policies.

OCTOBER 27, 2022ByMARCUS M. GILBAN / JTA
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to mark 1000 days in government at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 27, 2021.

Bolsonaro won't condemn Putin, says Brazil will remain neutral over invasion

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday declined to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

FEBRUARY 28, 2022ByREUTERS
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to mark 1000 days in government at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 27, 2021.

Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized with obstructed gut, may need surgery

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he started feeling unwell on Sunday afternoon after lunch and doctors have inserted a nasogastric tube.

JANUARY 3, 2022ByREUTERS
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, December 9, 2021.