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The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days in office, and the swarm of cases have multiplied since his failed reelection campaign in 2022. Authorities have been looking into everything from allegations he conspired to incite an uprising…

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

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The indictment of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation with more potentially in store. Two sources with knowledge of the case confirmed Thursday’s indictment by Federal Police, which followed another formal accusation in May against…

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