The Daily Populous

Wednesday November 26th, 2025 night edition

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Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.

On Tuesday, the supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled that Bolsonaro should start serving his sentence after the case formally ended following a period for appeals.

Bolsonaro’s six co-conspirators were also ordered to start their sentences.

The former spy chief Alexandre Ramagem received a 16-year sentence, but recently fled to the US to avoid jail.

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians died during a Covid outbreak Bolsonaro was accused of catastrophically mishandling with his anti-scientific stance.

On Tuesday afternoon, as the plotters began to serve their sentences, there was no immediate sign citizens would heed his call.

After visiting his father earlier in the day, Carlos Bolsonaro told reporters: “He’s psychologically devastated. »

A Disney Heiress Begs Congress to Hike Her Taxes

Authored by time.com

Abigail Disney has to laugh at my question about how her advocacy is playing among her fellow super-rich.

Disney has an agenda, and it’s one that she knows actively works against her own self-interests.

Disney, the granddaughter of Roy Disney and grandniece of Walt, has long been at odds with many in her cohort. »

Luigi Mangione a ‘model prisoner’ in notorious Brooklyn lockup: source

Authored by pagesix.com

After a sketchy, unverified image showing accused assassin Luigi Mangione happily hanging with a group of inmates at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn was released — sources tell Page Six that Mangione is indeed a “model prisoner” who’s mentoring other inmates.

5 Accused killer Luigi Mangione has been a “model prisoner” in custody, a source says.

5 Mangione retained Harvey Weinstein’s prison consultant to learn the ropes in jail. »

FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders

Authored by apnews.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.

Lawmakers in the video urge troops to reject any illegal orders from their superiors, something they are already duty-bound to do.

The FBI went through the top security officials for the House and Senate to request interviews with each of the six lawmakers. »