Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sanctioned a bill that exempts people earning up to 5,000 reais a month from income taxes

President Lula da Silva praises Brazil's justice system, noting its resilience against punitive actions taken by US President Trump over the trial of Jair Bolsonaro.

Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to avoid jail went awry Saturday, when police detained the former Brazilian president after he took a soldering iron to a court-mandated ankle monitor and sparked fears that he planned to flee.

Bolsonaro is the “first former president to be found guilty of attempting to subvert Latin America ’s largest democracy,” The Washington Post said. His imprisonment was still a “surprise” to “many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars,

On November 25th Jair Messias Bolsonaro, Brazil’s hard-right former president, began a 27-year jail sentence for attempting a coup after losing his re-election bid in 2022. Brazil’s Supreme Court found Mr Bolsonaro guilty in September.

SAO PAULO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads all potential right-wing challengers for the 2026 election, while his approval ratings have climbed in recent months, a poll by research institute MDA showed on Tuesday.