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- A federal court in Brazil has mandated that ex-President Jair Bolsonaro compensate with 1 million reais due to racist remarks he made in 2021 in São Paulo.
- This ruling follows Bolsonaro's 2021 comment to a Black supporter, where he likened the supporter’s hair to a 'cockroach breeding ground' and argued the remarks were meant as jokes.
- The court decision occurred amid ongoing legal battles and political instability, less than a week after Bolsonaro received a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup after the 2022 election loss.
- Bolsonaro remains under house arrest in Brasilia and was hospitalized Tuesday after falling ill, while his legal team has yet to respond publicly to the damages order.
- The damages addressing collective moral harm reflect escalating judicial measures against Bolsonaro amid Brazil’s public scrutiny and political unrest.
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Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro has been fined for racist statements during his term of office.
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The Star Kuala LumpurFormer President Bolsonaro ordered to pay damages for racist comments
SAO PAULO - A Brazilian Federal Court on Tuesday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to pay 1 million reais ($188,865)in damages for collective moral harm stemming from racist comments he made while in office. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro Fined for Racist Remarks | Sports-Games
A Brazilian court fined former President Jair Bolsonaro 1 million reais for racist comments made during his presidency. The remarks were directed at a Black supporter in 2021. Bolsonaro, who is also under house arrest, faces additional legal challenges after being sentenced for a coup attempt.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of collective moral damage to the payment of a million reais of a fine for making racist statements during his term of office.
The former President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to more than 27 years of imprisonment in the criminal action which he had committed to the coup, since this time in another process, by “public declarations of prejudice, discrimination and intolerance against black people” when he was chief of the Executive. The 3rd Chamber of the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF-4) condemned, yesterday, the former president and the Union to pay ind…
Jair Bolsonaro reportedly jokingly told a black supporter in 2021 that he had a cockroach in his hair. The former Brazilian president, who was recently convicted of a coup attempt, must pay compensation for this.
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