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A body lies on the ground outside the Supreme Court following an explosion the previous night, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse

Associated Press

Environment Ministry Executive Secretary Joao Paulo Capobianco presents Amazon and Cerrado deforestation data at the ministry headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says

By Fabiano Maisonnave - Associated Press

This photo provided by Brazil's Federal Revenue Department shows jewelry, part of an investigation into gifts received by ex-President Jair Bolsonaro during his term, seized by customs authorities at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the week of March 24, 2023. Brazilian police indicted Bolsonaro on Thursday, July 4, 2024, for money laundering and criminal association, sources say. (Brazil's Federal Revenue Department via AP, File)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia

By Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

A protester, supporter of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, looks out from a shattered window of the Planalto Palace after he and many others stormed it, in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. Members of the three branches of power in Brazil say the country’s democracy and its guardrails have been restored after the trashing of the government buildings a year ago. But arrests have led supporters of the former president to say their freedom of speech is being violated and claim they are politically persecuted. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

A year after pro-Bolsonaro riots and dozens of arrests, Brazil is still recovering

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the media upon arriving at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2023. Brazil’s federal police on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, alleged Bolsonaro received cash from the sale of two luxury watches he received as gifts from Saudi Arabia while in office. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide’s lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift

By Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro sit in front of a line of military police inside Planalto Palace after storming the official workplace of the president in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Brazil's federal police on Aug. 18, 2023 arrested seven senior military police officers accused of assisting right-wing rioters during the Jan. 8 attacks on government buildings. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil arrests 7 senior military police officers over Jan. 8 riots

By Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attends the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Saturday, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after 3-month stint in Florida

By Eléonore Hughes and Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, clash with the police after they stormed the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Planalto is the official workplace of the president of Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, presidential palace

By Diane Jeantet and David Biller - Associated Press

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva smiles during his election certification ceremony at the Supreme Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil’s Lula sworn in, vows accountability and rebuilding

By Mauricio Savarese and Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Brazil's former president who is running for reelection, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, speaks during a campaign rally in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Lula da Silva asks for calm after ally’s killing

By Mauricio Savarese and Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

FILE - in this July 24, 2020 file photo, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is infected with COVID-19, wears a protective face mask as he talks with supporters during a Brazilian flag retreat ceremony outside his official residence the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. The South American nation proud of its role as a regional leader in science, technology and medicine, finds itself falling behind its neighbors in the global race for immunization against a pandemic that has already killed nearly 200,000 of its people. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Bolsonaro’s tough 2021 balance between ideology, pragmatism

By DIANE JEANTET and DÉBORA ÁLVARES - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro passes his hand over your face during a ceremony at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Jair Bolsonaro not rushing to embrace Joe Biden

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

In this photo distributed by Brazil's presidential press office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, left, and U.S. Ambassador Todd Chapman pose for a photo during an event to mark U.S. Independence Day at the ambassador's residence in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (Isac Nobrega/Brazil's presidential press office via AP)

Trump’s envoy close to Brazil’s leader — some say too close

By DAVID BILLER and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this March 28, 2019 photo, Major Edney Freire salutes the flag during a ceremony in the main courtyard of the Ceilandia state school No. 7 in Brasilia, Brazil. The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain, is pushing to expand schools that are co-run by armed police to improve behavior and academic results. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants police in schools, discipline code

By DIANE JEANTET and ERALDO PERES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, flanked by first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro waves as he rides in an open car after his swearing-in ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil. The far-right leader’s first two weeks on the job have been filled with missteps and communication gaffes and little of his promised sweeping changes, underscoring a steep learning curve for a president elected on promises to overhaul much of daily life in Latin America's largest nation. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro makes stumbling start as president

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

A supporter shows a T-shirt with the name of the Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, prior to Bolsonaro's Tuesday's inauguration ceremony, in Brasília, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. The Secretary of Public Security in Brasilia said that they are expecting as many as 500,000 people to attend the ceremony. (AP Photo/Raimundo Pacco)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro assumes presidency, promises big changes

By YESICA FISCH and MAURICIO SAVARESE and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press