July 1, 2023 6:18 PM

Brazil's supreme electoral court bars former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years

Brazil's supreme electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years.   The eight-year ban, which runs retroactively from the first round of last year’s election in October, means Bolsonaro will be barred from contesting any polls - local, state, or federal - until 2030. He is, however, allowed to remain politically active.   A majority of the seven judges on the Superior Electoral Court voted in favour of convicting the 68-...