Ex-leader Bolsonaro appeals 27-year prison sentence
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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night passed legislation terminating the national emergency declaration to impose duties on Brazilian imports.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump's tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil's prosecution of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for an alleged coup attempt.
In addition to the former president, the appeals of six other defendants – onetime allies considered to be the main instigators of the attempted coup after the 2022 election defeat – will be tried in the same online session.
The defense team for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Monday against his 27-year, three-month prison sentence for attempting a coup d'état after losing the 2022 elections.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has published the ruling convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup
Five Senate Republicans voted with Democrats on Tuesday night to pass a resolution terminating President Trump’s emergency authority to impose steep tariffs on Brazil, one of the biggest exporters of coffee to the United States.
The Senate passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the president over trade policy.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Monday to keep former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, according to a court document seen by Reuters.
The rebuke of Trump is largely symbolic, for now, since the House is not allowing votes on measures challenging Trump's tariffs until at least next year.
El Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil publicó el miércoles la sentencia condenatoria contra el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro por