Topic - Brazil

Brazil’s prosecutor-general argued Tuesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies plotted to overthrow democracy through a series of interconnected events aimed at keeping him in power illegally, as the ex-leader's coup trial entered the verdict phase.

Top prosecutor in Brazil says Bolsonaro tried to overthrow democracy as trial's final phase opens →

SAO PAULO — Brazil on Thursday said it seized 1.2 billion reais (about $220 million) in assets linked to a sprawling criminal network as part of a nationwide investigation into a money laundering scheme involving investment funds and the fuel sector.

Crackdown in Brazil on criminal links to fuel supply chain nets $220M in assets →