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Brazil's Supreme Court nears a verdict in coup plot trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro
Read full article: Brazil's Supreme Court nears a verdict in coup plot trial of former President Jair BolsonaroBrazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power.
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Mexico, Brazil leaders silent as world congratulates Biden
Read full article: Mexico, Brazil leaders silent as world congratulates BidenPresident Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, sometimes dubbed “the Trump of the Tropics” for his populist, off-the-cuff style, has kept silent on Trump’s loss. And Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador refused to congratulate Biden at this point, saying he would wait until the legal challenges over the vote were resolved. On Saturday, López Obrador was one of the few world leaders still willing to heap praise on Trump. But a Biden administration that only quietly presses Mexico to limit migrant crossings could leave López Obrador in a more uncomfortable position. “Donald Trump will be president for two more months, but Joe Biden will be president for four more years!