SAO PAULO -- Lt. Col. Mauro Cid testified Tuesday at Brazil's Supreme Court against a close ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro who also served as the former president's chief-of-staff and his ...

Brazil's military conducted a security drill on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro in preparation for the BRICS Summit, which will ...

Alexandre Ramagem fled country after he was sentenced to 16 years for his role in plotting military coup in Brazil ...

Brazil has a long and tragic history of military intervention in politics. Too often, the country’s armed forces have made themselves arbiters of what the country’s government could or could not do.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - The Statue of Justice stands in front of the Supreme Court during the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil's top military court has closed a dictatorship-era case against nine Chinese citizens who were arrested and tortured in ...

September 11, 2025 now marks a historical date in Brazil. A former president, five military officers and two other top government members were convicted for plotting and attempting a coup d'état to ...