BRAZIL: A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to open proceedings tomorrow to decide whether the country’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and several of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup d’etat.

Mr Bolsonaro was charged in February with plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to current President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva.  

INDIA: A comedian popular for his biting political humour is being investigated for possible defamation over jokes made about an Indian state leader who is an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in yet another case raising questions over freedom of speech in the country.