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☀ Domingo Brief — Bolsonaro’s Trial Begins

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September 07, 2025 • Reading Time: 3 minutes

Welcome back to the Domingo Brief! This week, we’re keeping up with Argentina’s Nazi-stolen portrait, Ecuador’s proposed deal with Trump, and more.

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A strong majority of you (69%) correctly guessed the condor as the only animal to appear in two Latin American national flag, these being Bolivia and Ecuador. For these two Andean countries, the local condor represents power, strength, and a desire for freedom and peace, perched atop each nation’s coat of arms. The condor is also revered in Andean mythology for its connection to the sun deity and the upper world, holding profound cultural and spiritual significance to indigenous communities as an embodiment of the spiritual realm. For thousands of years, condors have been immortalized in the Andes, with ancient Incas viewing it as the immortal ruler of the upper world. Both the Ecuadorian and Bolivian national flags were created between 1850 and 1860.

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🇦🇷 An 18th-century portrait stolen by former Nazi officials has been recovered in Argentina after 80 years. Dutch journalists spotted the painting online after the daughter of a former Nazi official put her house up for sale in the city of Mar del Plata, with a photographer posting pictures of the home online. The journalists who made the discovery are part of Dutch news outlet AD, which has been investigating the fate of old master paintings looted by the Nazis for years.

🇧🇷 Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has begun weighing the case against former president Jair Bolsonaro over accusations of plotting a coup to remain in power following his 2022 election loss. Bolsonaro and members of his inner circle will be tried on charges of “violent abolition of the democratic rule of law” and “coup d’état” in a trial expected to last about two weeks, with over two years worth of evidence presented by investigators. If found guilty, Bolsonaro could face up to 43 years in prison, perhaps ordered to be served under house arrest due to his poor health and age, as per Brazilian law.

Latinometrics: Leading up to the trial, Brazil’s most prominent supreme court justice, Alexandre de Moraes, tightened security measures on Bolsonaro, deeming him a flight risk. The country is poised to experience significant unrest throughout the trial, with Bolsonaro supporters planning mass demonstrations across the country on September 7th, Brazil’s independence day. Given the trove of prosecutorial evidence against him, Bolsonaro is likely to be convicted by a majority of the five-justice panel, which would effectively bar him from running for office again under Brazilian constitutional law.

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