In a groundbreaking move, Brazil’s Supreme Court has issued a transformative ruling that assigns prison sentences to those using homophobic slurs, a decision hailed by human rights activists in a nation grappling with widespread violence against the LGBTQ+ community. With a decisive 9-1 majority, the court has equated homophobic hate speech with the legal consequences already in place for racist... 

The plea to look into former president Jair Bolsonaro on suspicion of instigating violence in the capital was granted by Brazil’s Supreme Court on Friday. The presidential office, the legislature, and the Supreme Court are all located in the city of Brasilia, which was invaded and looted on Sunday by Bolsonaro’s followers. They were demonstrating against the controversial presidential...