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Coup case: Ex- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro taken to prison from house arrest; 27-year jail term begins

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody on Saturday, days before he was expected to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence for leading an attempted coup in 2022, according to officials and his legal team. The federal police acted on a request from Brazil’s Supreme Court, though neither institution provided further details, reported…

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‘Can be more serious’: Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer; health woes continue

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro departs a hospital where he received medical treatment as he returns home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP) Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last week of leading an attempted coup, has been diagnosed with skin cancer, his doctor said on Wednesday.“Two tested positive for a…

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‘Vomiting, low blood pressure’: Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro hospitalised; son confirms ’emergency’

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to hospital with a police guard after falling ill while under house arrest, his son Flavio said Tuesday.Flavio wrote on X that his father experienced “a severe bout of hiccups, vomiting, and low blood pressure,” calling it “an emergency” and asking, “I ask everyone to pray that it’s…

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