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  • Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan

    Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan

    Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday filed charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.

    Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in plan to remain in power despite losing to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

    BRAZIL’S FORMER PRESIDENT BOLSONARO AND AIDES INDICTED FOR ALLEGED 2022 COUP ATTEMPT

    Last November, Federal Police filed a 884-page report with Gonet detailing the scheme. They allege it involved systematically sowing distrust of the electoral system among the populace, drafting a decree to give the plot a veneer of legality, pressuring top military brass to go along with the plan, and inciting a riot in the capital.

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for a luncheon with senators from his support base, at the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

    The Supreme Court will analyze the charges and, if accepted, Bolsonaro will stand trial.

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    The far-right leader denies wrongdoing. “I have no concerns about the accusations, zero,” Bolsonaro told journalists earlier on Tuesday during a visit to the Senate in Brasilia.

    “Have you seen the coup decree, by any chance? You haven’t. Neither have I,” he added.

    A lawyer for Bolsonaro did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

  • Brazil’s president tells country not to buy expensive groceries as food prices rise

    Brazil’s president tells country not to buy expensive groceries as food prices rise

    Brazil’s leftist president recently told the country’s citizens not to purchase expensive grocery items in an effort to combat soaring food prices. 

    In a video being shared online, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged Brazilians to be frugal when grocery shopping. 

    “If you go to the supermarket in Salvador and you suspect that a certain product is expensive, don’t buy it,” he said. “Look, if everyone thought like that and didn’t buy things they thought were expensive, whoever is selling is going to have to lower the price in order to sell it.

    HOW BRAZILIAN POLICE SAY BOLSONARO PLOTTED A COUP TO STAY IN OFFICE

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during the national technology conference in Brasilia, Brazil, July 30 2024.  (Reuters/Adriano Machado//File Photo)

    “Because if they don’t, it’s going to spoil.”

    On Thursday, da Silva said he was worried about rising food prices but projected the increases would slow and voiced an optimistic tone about the economy.

    “The Brazilian economy is living its best moment,” Lula said during an interview with radio stations, Reuters reported. 

    The leftist leader noted that Brazil’s real was still at a low level against the U.S. dollar but sees the rate “adjusting,” according to Reuters. 

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    A Brazil market

    A salesman at a vegetable stand at a supply center in Brasilia, Brazil, May 9, 2023.  (Reuters)

    In January, Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said he expected food prices to decline this year due to strong agricultural production.

    Prices tend to stay at high levels until food production “corrects this price distortion to an adequate level,” he told a local news outlet. 

    Haddad added that officials predict Brazil’s economy will grow 2.5% in 2025, slowing from an expected 3.5% last year.

    Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends a ministerial meeting on plans to support Rio Grande do Sul state, which was affected by floods, at the presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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    “I believe we have room to grow 2.5% by reducing inflation,” he told RedeTV, according to Reuters.