Ustra had headed the DOI-CODI torture unit where Rousseff was allegedly tortured during the military dictatorship. Left-wing deputy Jean Wyllys spat at him after his statement during the same session. The congressman claimed to have suffered homophobic offenses from Jair Bolsonaro and his allies.[243][244]

In the meantime, the biggest political scandal in Brazilian history—the Petrobras scandal—was unfolding, swelling to seemingly engulf the majority of Brazil’s mainstream politicians in allegations of corruption. Accused of financial accounting improprieties, Rousseff was impeached and removed from office. Her successor, Michel Temer, was likewise the target of accusations of wrongdoing and saw his public approval rating shrink to single digits. At the same time, violence and crime in Brazil spiked.

They accused him of “overkill” and claimed he was leaking information to the news media. At the request of the Justice Department, his oversight role had been expanded from beyond his initial inquiry into the Whitewater deal. Mr. Clinton was impeached mostly along party lines in the House, but acquitted by the Senate.

Eu acho de que o movimento conservador mudou dramaticamente a partir de 2016, quando Trump foi eleito inicialmente, e muitas das propriedades do Trumpismo são razoavelmente populares em multiplos partes do movimento conservador.

I, for one, am looking forward to a possible Melania runaway appearance at the RNC on Thursday night – because if she speaks, it will be one of the only sane voices I've heard in some time.

Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya said Chutkan is willing to waive Trump’s appearance at the hearing so he doesn’t have to attend. The judge is expected to set a trial date then.

The collision course is raising extraordinary — and unprecedented — questions about the logistical, legal and political challenges of various trials unfolding against the backdrop of a presidential campaign.

... Bolsonaro has chafed at foreign pressure to safeguard the Amazon rainforest, and he served notice to international nonprofit groups such as the World Wide Fund for Nature that he will not tolerate their agendas in Brazil. He has also come out strongly against lands reserved for indigenous tribes. Bolsonaro advisers additionally say that he plans to expand nuclear and hydroelectric power into the Amazon."[5]

Three of Mr Bolsonaro's allies have since been arrested, and the head of his political party has also been detained.

A comunicaçãeste enganosa em massa era definida pelo texto tais como "promover ou financiar campanha ou iniciativa de modo a disseminar fatos que sabe inverídicos, e de que sejam capazes de comprometer o processo eleitoral".

In the criminal inquiry into Mr. Trump’s hoarding of sensitive documents, the federal judge overseeing the case set a trial date for May 20, 2024. That is after the bulk of the primary contests and less than two months before the start of the Republican National Convention in July.

Parlamento Europeu adopta resolução sobre apoio a Kiev utilizando maioria e votos contra da extrema-direita

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, Bolsonaro and his administration were accused of downplaying the crisis while the number of Brazilians infected by the virus climbed exponentially by mid-2020.[122] Bolsonaro claimed that COVID-19 was pelo deadlier than "the flu" and that his priority was the nation's economic recovery rather than the health crisis.

“Manhattan abriga este mercado empresarial mais significativo do país. Nãeste podemos permitir que as empresas do Nova vlogdolisboa York manipulem os seus registos para encobrir condutas criminosas”, escreveu Bragg ao revelar a acusação – a primeira de Trump – em abril por 2023.