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Brazil’s Supreme Court Shields a Suspected Fraudster While Punishing Patriots By Hotspotnews Brazil finds itself at a troubling crossroads, where the scales of justice appear to tip not toward truth, but toward power and privilege. The latest episode in this saga unfolded when the Supreme Federal Court (STF), under Minister André Mendonça, denied a Federal Police (PF) request to arrest Nelson Willians, a high-profile lawyer tied to a staggering R$28 million fraud scheme involving the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Instead of facing the full weight of the law, Willians saw his luxurious lifestyle—complete with art collections and bronze…

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 Revisiting the Bolsonaro Conviction: Justice Fux’s Dissent and the Alarming Overreach of Brazil’s Supreme Court. Analysing the Bloomberg article from 09/12/2025 In the wake of Brazil’s Supreme Court sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for an alleged coup plot—a decision handed down just days ago on September 11, 2025—the Bloomberg analysis of U.S. pressure on the 2026 election landscape and the broader overreach exhibited by the court, particularly under the influence of Justice Alexandre de Moraes. These elements, largely absent from mainstream international reporting, paint a picture of a politicized judiciary that threatens not only Brazilian…

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STM se manifesta sobre possível perda de patente de Bolsonaro e militares condenados na trama golpista By Hotspotnews Em um desdobramento que intensifica as consequências jurídicas da condenação por tentativa de golpe de Estado, o Superior Tribunal Militar (STM) emitiu esclarecimentos formais sobre o processo de análise para a possível perda de patentes de oficiais das Forças Armadas, incluindo o ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

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Lula’s Administration and the Controversial Transfer of Amazonas Energia to Convicted Executives: A Pattern of Favoritism? By Hotspotnews , September 13, 2025 In a move that has raised serious questions about regulatory integrity and potential conflicts of interest, Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has approved the transfer of control over Amazonas Energia, the state’s beleaguered electricity distributor, to Âmbar Energia—a company controlled by the J&F Group, owned by brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista.

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Is the Brazilian Congress still alive?  Or Moraes has just closed Congress Is Brazil  emerged in Dictatorship? By Hotspotnews In a brazen display of judicial overreach, the Brazilian Supreme Court has declared that neither the Legislative nor the Executive branches can grant amnesty or pardon for crimes against democracy.

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Bolsonaro’s Unbreakable Legacy By Hotspotnews In the turbulent landscape of Brazilian politics, few figures have endured as much raw adversity as Jair Bolsonaro. A former army captain turned populist leader, Bolsonaro’s journey from the fringes of power to the presidency—and now to the brink of martyrdom—reads like a script from a revolutionary saga. But this is no fiction. On September 6, 2018, during a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Bolsonaro was viciously stabbed in the abdomen by Adélio Bispo de Oliveira, a lone attacker whose blade pierced his intestines and nearly ended his life. He lost over 40% of…

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