Brazil’s federal police arrested Saturday former president Bolsonaro and took him into custody under preventive detention. Bolsonaro had been under house arrest since August 8, after charges brought by the government for an attempted coup d’état and attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law. Despite applying to the Federal Supreme Court for a [...]

The United States and Vietnam have announced the completion of a framework for an anticipated trade deal in the coming weeks. The framework agreement aims to promote “reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade,” and provides Vietnam with the chance of certain tariff exceptions while maintaining a 20 percent baseline. The new framework, now published, provides for [...]

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday that strengthens current sanctions on Haiti, extending them for a year, to mitigate persistent organized gang violence in the country. The resolution aimed to reinforce the current territorial arms embargo against Haiti and cut gang-access to weapons and ammunition. The action also introduced new measures, such [...]

The United Kingdom on Friday imposed new individual sanctions intended to target hidden “Georgia-linked” persons associated with Russia’s war in Ukraine. In a press release, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office justified the new impositions by noting an increased Russian influence in Georgia, which is a target of Russia’s efforts to seek support from “proxies [...]

The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council for Botswana issued a statement on Friday urging the allocation of a budget and clear strategy to combat the marginalization of indigenous peoples in the country. During an official country visit to Botswana from  September 1 to 12, Special Rapporteur Albert K. Barume visited 12 [...]

Amnesty International called on the Syrian government Friday to undertake concrete measures, including a nationwide search for thousands who disappeared under the Assad regime, to deliver truth, justice, and reparations for the victims and their families. A new report published by the human rights organization alleges that thousands of individuals are still struggling to uncover [...]

The Guinean military government on Saturday issued a decree resulting in the temporary suspension of the country’s three main opposition parties, alleging non-compliance with the requirements mandated by the Guinean Charter of Political Parties. The decree stipulates that the parties Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), and the [...]

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a split decision Friday held that the US government’s mass layoffs of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) employees are within its executive powers, vacating a preliminary injunction. In the majority opinion, District of Columbia Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas held that all claims by the [...]

The UK Ministry of Justice announced on Sunday that foreign nationals will face immediate deportation following conviction in court.  The action is part of the Labor Government’s “Plan for Change” and is intended to deter foreign nationals from committing crimes in the United Kingdom. Although the corresponding legislation has not been made public, the statement [...]

The Portuguese Constitutional Court on Friday declared portions of a newly enacted bill amending the country’s immigration rules unconstitutional. In the judgment, the Constitutional Court stressed that the bill’s limitation of the right to family reunification violates Article 36 of the Portuguese Constitution, which grants the right to form a family and prohibits separating children [...]