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Bolsonaro Clan Expands Grip on Brazil as Top Court Clash Looms

Jair Bolsonaro may be serving a lengthy prison sentence, but his family is expanding its grip on Brazil’s Congress and preparing to lead a conservative offensive against the Supreme Court that convicted him.

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