Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist remarks in office

Court rules former president, sentenced to 27 years for coup attempt, must pay R$1m for ‘cockroaches’ comment in 2021Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to pay R$1m (£138,000) in collective moral damages for remarks deemed “racist” while he was in office.The latest ruling, delivered by a state appeals court, came less than a week after Brazil’s former president was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for leading an attempted coup to overturn the result of the 2022 election. Continue reading...

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