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Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says
Senior Brazil military figures backed plot to seize power after Bolsonaro’s election defeat, federal documents allege. Brazil came within a whisker of a far-right military coup and the ...World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago -
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Brazilian Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Plotting a Coup
Former President Jair Bolsonaro could face criminal charges over accusations that he was involved in plans to stage a coup after losing the 2022 elections.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
What if Trump’s campaign is cover for a slow-motion coup? | Jan-Werner Müller
Even if Trump can’t really mobilize large numbers of people to the streets, just prolonging a sense of chaos might be enough. Whatever happens next, one day historians will have to explain why a ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Mozambique leaders accuse protesters of coup attempt as post-poll violence escalates
Critics say ruling party is creating a false narrative to justify its heavy crackdown following disputed electionsBusiness - Financial Times - November 8 -
Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths
Johan Grimonprez’s documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat reveals the curious link between Black Americans’ fight for civil rights and the assassination of Congo’s first democratically elected ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat — dizzying history of colonialism, murder and jazz in the Congo
The 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba is at the core of a fiercely intelligent, freewheeling documentaryWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Judge investigating 2023 coup was court bomb target, say Brazilian police
Police name 59-year-old with explosive devices said to have killed himself after trying to enter court in Brasília. The main target of a bomber who killed himself while attempting to attack ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it's all in 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 16 -
Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro indicted over alleged coup attempt
Former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people were indicted for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused of attempted coup in 2022
Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, was one of 37 people the country’s federal police recommended for charges that include attempted coup d’état after the 2022 election, which Bolsonaro ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état
Police accuse 37 people of crimes including conspiracy and trying to tear down one of world’s largest democracies. The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies are ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Brazilian Police Accuse Ex-President Bolsonaro of Plotting Coup
The charges against the former leader and 36 of his allies come after police uncovered a plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
Brazil police call for Jair Bolsonaro to be charged for alleged coup plot
Former rightwing president among dozens accused of involvement in scheme to prevent Lula taking officeWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Bolsonaro’s Right Wing Movement Faces Backlash After Coup Accusations
Accusations that former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup arose after a former top aide of his was implicated in a plan to kill the current president.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Brazilian police formally accused Bolsonaro of an attempted coup. What comes next?
Police have formally accused Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 electionsWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
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WATCH: Honoring military on Veterans Day
ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and philanthropist Craig Newmark share a preview of the Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
Military suicide rates increased in 2023
Suicide rates in the military increased in 2023, a slight uptick from 2022 that adds to a larger, troubling rise over the past decade. The annual report shows 523 service members died by suicide in ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Trump signals use of military for deportations
President-elect Trump recirculated a social media post Monday suggesting his incoming administration will declare an immigration national emergency and use military assets to support his mass ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup
The arrests were the first time in the investigation that federal police mentioned a plot to kill Lula and Geraldo Alckmin, his vice-presidential choice, and stage a coup to stop him returning to ...Top stories - NBC News - November 19 -
Brazil police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot, plans to kill President Lula
Brazil's federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio ...World - ABC News - November 19 -
Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro, aides indicted over alleged 2022 coup attempt
Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 electionsTop stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several aides indicted on charges of attempting a coup in 2022, police say
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several aides indicted on charges of attempting a coup in 2022, police sayWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Dozens of audios reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup
Fifty three audios from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil's army discussing efforts to pressure then-President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a coup and remain in powerWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Dozens of audios reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup
Leaked audio recordings reveal high-ranking members of Brazil's army discussing efforts to pressure then-President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a coup.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges
Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal ...World - ABC News - 11 hours ago -
Brazil’s Bolsonaro was fully aware and actively participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report says
Brazil’s Bolsonaro was fully aware and actively participated in a 2022 coup plot, unsealed police report saysWorld - ABC News - 15 hours ago -
Military briefing: Where Israel struck Iran
First open attack on Tehran breaks ‘psychological barrier’ and could leave it vulnerable to future assaultsBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
New sanctions target Myanmar's military suppliers
Opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the European Union, the U.K. and Canada on individuals and entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
We're not military - why are we being hit, asks injured man in Lebanon
In the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Orla Guerin meets hospital patients and medics vowing to stay despite Israeli strikes.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
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Trump’s expected military reset: Culture war counteroffensive
President-elect Trump is expected to transform the U.S. military from the Pentagon, with promises to slash spending, thin the top ranks and roll back efforts to make the military more inclusive to ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Defence chief calls for more spending on military
Treasury minister Darren Jones says defence spending should rise to 2.5% of GDP, but avoids saying by when.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
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