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Brazilian pro-Bolsonaro protester who wrote on statue with lipstick sentenced to 14 years in jail: report
A Brazilian protester was reportedly sentenced to 14 years in jail for writing a message in lipstick on a statue during demonstrations in 2023.
Debora Rodrigues, 39, was recently sentenced after being convicted of involvement with a criminal organization with intent to launch a coup, according to the BBC.
Rodrigues was a supporter of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. His supporters attacked government buildings after he lost to now-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 presidential election. Hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters took part in the protest.
Rodrigues, who works as a hairdresser, wrote, «You lost, idiot» on the statue of Justice outside the Supreme Federal Court.
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Debora Rodrigues, 39, was convicted of involvement with a criminal organization intending to launch a coup. (Brazilian Supreme Court)
However, she didn’t expect to be prosecuted for writing the message, and told the jury that she was unaware of the scale of the protests.
«I went to the protests and I didn’t imagine that they would be so turbulent,» Rodrigues was quoted as saying, according to the BBC.
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press as he arrives at the Brasilia International Airport in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
«I have never done anything illegal in my life,» she added.
According to the BBC, Justice Alexandre de Moraes argued that the hairdresser «consciously and voluntarily» aligned herself with protesters seeking to overthrow the Brazilian government.
The justice also accused Rodrigues of concealing evidence by possibly deleting messages on her phone, and said that the 39-year-old had admitted to taking part in «anti-democratic acts.»
The lengthy nature of the sentence has been used by Bolsonaro supporters to argue that they are victims of political persecution by the left-wing Lula administration, working in conjunction with Brazil’s Supreme Court.
Bolsonaro himself has called for amnesty for Rodrigues in a post on X.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for a luncheon with senators from his support base, at the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
In March, Bolsonaro was ordered to stand trial over the alleged coup attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. The right-wing politician, who has an ongoing power struggle against Lula, was also told by the Brazilian Supreme Court that he is not permitted to run in 2026.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
President Donald Trump is now at the finish line of his first 100 days of his second term in the White House, as of Tuesday.
Key tenants of Trump’s first 100 days include imposing harsh tariffs on Chinese imports, starting and continuing peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, unveiling plans to dismantle organizations like the Education Department and cracking down on border security amid a mass deportation initiative.
The period also marked a steep increase in executive orders in comparison to previous presidents. Altogether, Trump has signed over 140 executive orders during his first 100 days in office during his second term. That is an increase from the 33 he signed during the first 100 days of his first term, and up from the previous record of 99 that former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed during that same timeframe.
The Trump administration’s mass deportation effort is in full force, and border czar Tom Homan told reporters Monday that border crossings were down by 96% under the Trump administration.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks as White House «border czar» Tom Homan looks on during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Additionally, the White House said earlier in April it has deported more than 100,000 illegal immigrants in 2025. The administration’s handling of these deportations has attracted scrutiny in certain high-profile cases, including one involving El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the Trump administration claimed in court filings was deported by mistake.
However, the Trump administration has since said Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang and has released protective order documents from his wife.
Following through on another campaign promise, the Trump administration unveiled sweeping tariffs against a host of countries on April 2, after historically lambasting other countries’ trade practices and accusing them of engaging in unfair trade practices against the U.S.
«For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike,» Trump said April 2 at the White House.
The administration later walked back its initial proposal, and announced April 9 it would immediately hike tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% but scale back reciprocal tariffs on other countries for 90 days to a baseline of 10%. In response, China proceeded to boost its tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%.
Additionally, Trump signed an executive order on March 20 to overhaul the Education Department — following through on a campaign promise he made to eliminate the federal government’s influence over education and «stop the abuse of your taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth.»
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department alongside school children signing their own versions, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025. (Getty)
A White House fact sheet on the executive order said the directive aims to «turn over education to families instead of bureaucracies» and instructs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to «take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States, while continuing to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.»
Still, Trump revealed that functions of the department overseeing Pell Grants, student loans and others that provide services for those with special needs would continue at other agencies.
Likewise, Trump has long called for an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and promised to end the conflict between the two within 24 hours during his time on the campaign trail.
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President Donald Trump, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sparred during Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House in February but have since picked up peace discussions to end the conflict with Russia. (Getty)
Still, he has continued to advance negotiations during his first 100 days in office — including hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House in February. Trump said Sunday that he is aiming to end the war in the next two weeks or so and that he wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop launching strikes against Kyiv.
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«I want him to stop shooting, sit down and sign a deal,» Trump told reporters Sunday on the way back from Italy for Pope Francis’ funeral. «We have the confines of a deal I believe and I want him to sign it and be done with it and just go back to life.»
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Man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji rescued again after he returned to search for his phone
A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning to the slope to retrieve his cell phone, authorities announced Monday.
The climber, identified only as a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan, made an emergency call on April 22 after developing symptoms of altitude sickness, Shizuoka prefectural police said. His climbing irons were also damaged.
The man was subsequently airlifted from the mountain.
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A climber airlifted from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week was rescued from the slope again just four days later. (AP)
On Saturday, he returned to the mountain’s Fujinomiya trail located about 10,000 feet above sea level, to search for his cell phone and other belongings he left behind when he was rescued, police said.
Another climber found him unable to move after he appeared to develop altitude sickness for a second time.
Officials urged people to be cautious of the harsh conditions at Japan’s tallest peak during its off-season. Police said the mountain has low temperatures and is covered in snow, even in spring.
The climber was identified only as a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan. (AP)
The mountain’s hiking trails are officially open only from July to early September, although there is no penalty for hiking off-season.
Climbers will also not face charges or penalties if they need to be rescued, but the Chinese student’s case led to calls online for him to be charged, at least for his second rescue.
In 2023, more than 220,000 people climbed the mountain between July and September, according to the BBC.
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The mountain’s hiking trails are officially open only from July to early September, although there is no penalty for hiking off-season. (Getty Images)
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The 12,388-foot-high mountain was designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2013. The mountain used to be a place of pilgrimage and is now increasingly popular among hikers.
Last year, local authorities attempted to control overcrowding and risks from rushed overnight climbing along rocky slopes to view the sunrise by introducing an entry fee and cap on the number of people who can enter the most popular trail. Similar rules will be introduced on other main trails this year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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