Overview
- The Brazilian president said he will run again next year, declaring in Jakarta that he still has the energy he had at 30 as he nears his 80th birthday.
- Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September for plotting to overturn the 2022 election and received a sentence of more than 27 years in prison.
- An earlier ruling bars Bolsonaro from holding office until 2030, forcing conservatives to weigh alternative standard-bearers.
- Prosecutors say the coup attempt failed due to lack of military backing and allege Bolsonaro knew of plans to kill Lula.
- Relations with the United States have been strained, with the Trump administration imposing 50% punitive tariffs on Brazil, and Brazilian media report Lula could meet Trump at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.