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SAO PAULO (AP) — Police indicted Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 election. Already barred from running again in 2026 for a different case, he could now land in jail and see his influence further diminished. Brazil’s federal police said the sealed findings in Thursday’s indictment were being delivered to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who will decide whether to formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation. Gonet is already under pressure from his legal peers to move forward with the various investigations related to the ex-president, local media have reported. And politicians say if Bolsonaro does stand trial at the Supreme Court there will be a race among his allies and rivals to seize his influence with voters. “Bolsonaro is no longer the sole leader of the right-wing. He is coming out of mayoral elections in which most of his candidates lost. All these probes don’t help him at all,” said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at the Insper university in Sao Paulo. Melo added that “the governor of Sao Paulo, Tarcisio de Freitas, the radical candidate for Sao Paulo mayorship Pablo Marcal, the governor of Goias state, Ronaldo Caiado ... There are politicians lining up to court Bolsonaro voters.” Bolsonaro told the website Metropoles that he was waiting for his lawyer to review the indictment, reportedly about 700 pages long. But he said he would fight the case and dismissed the investigation as being the result of “creativity.” The former president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then. Police said in a brief statement that the Supreme Court had agreed to reveal the names of all 37 people who were indicted “to avoid the dissemination of incorrect news.” Dozens of former and current Bolsonaro aides also were indicted, including Gen. Walter Braga Netto, who was his running mate in the 2022 campaign; former Army commander Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira; Valdemar Costa Neto, the chairman of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party; and his veteran former adviser, Gen. Augusto Heleno. Other investigations led to indictments for Bolsonaro’s alleged roles in smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring them and in directing a subordinate to falsify his and others’ COVID-19 vaccination statuses. Bolsonaro has denied any involvement in either. Another probe found that he had abused his authority to cast doubt on the country’s voting system, and judges barred him from running again until 2030. Still, he has insisted that he will run in 2026, and many in his orbit were heartened by the recent U.S. election win of Donald Trump, despite his own swirling legal threats. Creomar de Souza, a political analyst of Dharma Political Risk and Strategy, said the indictment is “obviously bad” for Bolsonaro, but added the right-wing leader could still continue his bid to run again sooner than he is currently allowed to. He is barred from running in the 2026 elections. “The idea of due legal course is a struggling one in the political arena these days. This could give those targeted a chance to portray themselves as being persecuted,” de Souza told the AP. “We can’t rule out that the tension from indictments like this might well favor Bolsonaro to some extent.” An indictment over the alleged coup attempt means the investigation has gathered evidence of “a crime and its author,” said Eloísa Machado de Almeida, a law professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university in Sao Paulo. She said she believed there was enough legal grounds for the prosecutor-general to file charges. Bolsonaro’s allies in Congress have been negotiating a bill to pardon individuals who stormed the Brazilian capital and rioted on Jan. 8, 2023, in a failed attempt to keep the former president in power. Analysts have speculated that lawmakers want to extend the legislation to cover the former president himself. However, efforts to push a broad amnesty bill may be “politically challenging” given recent attacks on the judiciary and details emerging in investigations, Machado said. On Tuesday, Federal Police arrested four military and a Federal Police officer, accused of plotting to assassinate Lula and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as a means to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections. And last week, a man carried out a bomb attack in the capital Brasilia. He attempted to enter the Supreme Court and threw explosives outside, killing himself.

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Seeking to preserve their perfect record in the Conference League , Chelsea travel to Kazakhstan to take on Astana in their penultimate League Phase fixture on Thursday afternoon. While the West Londoners are already guaranteed at least a last-16 playoff spot, the Yellow and Blues still have work to do to finish inside the top 24. Chelsea are one of only two teams in this season's Conference League, along with Polish outfit Legia Warsaw, who have picked up a maximum 12 points from their opening four fixtures, scoring a competition-high 18 goals and conceding just three in the process. Enzo Maresca 's men managed to navigate their way past Gent (4-2), Panathinaikos (4-1) and FC Noah (8-0) before edging past German side Heidenheim by a 2-0 scoreline a fortnight ago, courtesy of a record-breaking goal from Christopher Nkunku and a late strike from Mykhaylo Mudryk . Unlike the Champions League and Europa League where eight games are played in the newly-formed League Phase, Conference League teams only have six fixtures pencilled into their diaries, and Chelsea - sitting top of the 36-team table - can all but guarantee a top-eight finish if they beat Astana on Thursday, with just one game at home to Shamrock Rovers left to play. The West Londoners will be confident of success against Astana, as they have put together an eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions since losing 2-0 at Newcastle United in the EFL Cup at the end of October, winning each of their last five matches by an aggregate score of 16-5. Chelsea have won all of their last four away games during this run, including last weekend's eventful 4-3 victory against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, a result that has moved Maresca's men up to second outright and to within four points of leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand. Competing in the Conference League for the second successive year, Astana have struggled to build on their opening win against Backa Topola (1-0) in October, as they have since picked up just one point across their last three fixtures. Back-to-back defeats against The New Saints (2-0) and Pafos (1-0) were followed by a 1-1 draw at home to Portuguese outfit Vitoria de Guimaraes a fortnight ago - their most recent competitive fixture played in any competition - with Branimir Kalaica 's first-half opener cancelled out by an 89th-minute equaliser for the visitors. Two points dropped at such a late stage in the game came as a blow to Grigori Babayan 's side, but they remain in contention to secure a place in the knockout rounds as they sit 23rd in the 36-team table, just inside the playoff positions thanks to goal difference, while they are five points behind the top eight. Babayan has acknowledged that "the excitement is crazy" ahead of Astana's home encounter with Premier League giants Chelsea, and although they enter Thursday's contest as major underdogs, they have reason to be optimistic of claiming a positive result. Indeed, the Yellow and Blues - who ended their domestic season finishing just one point behind Kazakhstan Premier League title winners Kairat - are enjoying a 13-game unbeaten home run (W11 D2) in all competitions, and it includes four wins and one draw across five Conference League fixtures (including qualifiers). Astana currently have a clean bill of health and Babayan's side is well-rested having not played a competitive fixture in two weeks. A similar team to the one that beat Dynamo Kiev is set to be named, with defender Aleksa Amanovic potentially continuing in a midfield role next to Maks Ebong as top scorer Geoffrey Chinedu Charles , who has 10 goals to his name this term, leads the line. As for Chelsea, Wesley Fofana , Romeo Lavia , Cole Palmer , Ben Chilwell and Marcus Bettinelli are all ineligible having been omitted from the club's Conference League squad; the former two are sidelined with injuries anyway and are joined in the treatment room by Reece James (hamstring). Cesare Casadei is also unavailable due to suspension after being sent off in the Blues' win at Heidenheim last time out, while Mykhaylo Mudryk (illness) will be assessed ahead of kickoff. Maresca is expected to rotate his side once again and could call upon a number of academy starlets including defender Josh Acheampong , midfielder Samuel Rak-Sakyi and winger Tyrique George , who made his full debut in the 8-0 win over FC Noah last month. Astana possible starting lineup: Condric; Bartolec, Kazukolovas, Kalaica, Vorogovskiy; Ebong, Amanovic; Tomasov, Gripshi, Camara; Geoffrey Chelsea possible starting lineup: Jorgensen; Acheampong, Disasi, Tosin, Veiga; Rak-Sakyi, Dewsbury-Hall; George, Nkunku, Felix; Guiu Astana will been keen to put in a spirited performance on home soil and will look to frustrate Chelsea, but the West Londoners should have enough quality on show to get the job done, even if Maresca makes multiple changes and hands some younger players a run-out in the freezing temperatures of Kazakhstan. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .As the "Monkey Zuo" hairstyle continues to gain popularity and momentum on social media, it is clear that Zhang Zuo and Xiao Hua have struck a chord with audiences around the world. The daring and innovative design has redefined traditional notions of beauty and style, challenging conventional ideas and pushing boundaries. Through their collaboration, Zhang Zuo and Xiao Hua have successfully captured the attention of the fashion world and sparked a new wave of creativity and self-expression.MOBILE owners have spotted an "utterly ridiculous" rule that could technically see them slapped with a £1,000 fine. People may not realise that you need a TV licence to watch live channels on your smartphone as well as your TV. A TV licence - which currently costs £169.50 for the year - is needed for any live TV and use of BBC iPlayer. But it turns out the rules go even further when watching TV away from home. Your existing TV licence covers your smartphone anywhere - unless it's plugged in at a different property in the UK, such as your mate's house or on a UK holiday. When it's plugged in at another location, your smartphone will need to be covered by a separate TV licence for that property. Read more about mobiles So if you're at a friend's place who doesn't have a licence, charging your phone as you watch a live football match, you're technically falling foul of the law. And if you're caught by an inspector knocking at the door the maximum fine is £1,000. "As most know, you need a TV license to watch or record any live broadcast programs, or BBC iPlayer on demand, regardless of device or medium," a user recently wrote on Reddit . "Your TV license also covers you to watch this content if you are away from home on a portable device. Most read in Tech "Here’s the kicker - if you visit someone’s house who doesn’t pay for a TV License, you are allowed to watch live telly on your phone. "However, if you then plug your phone into a charger, you will be breaking the law. "How utterly ridiculous! And how would they even know?" The strange clause demonstrates issues for the TV licence in the digital age, amid a boom in online live streaming with the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime showing more big events. Prime has already taken on a number of live Premier League games. And Netflix is taking over WWE next year which will include live fights too. According to the TV Licensing website, "if you’re using a mobile device powered solely by its own internal batteries – like a smartphone, tablet or laptop – you will be covered by your home’s TV Licence, wherever you’re using it in the UK and Channel Islands. "However, if you’re away from home and plug one of these devices into the mains and use it to watch live on any channel, pay TV service or streaming service, or use BBC iPlayer, you need to be covered by a separate TV Licence at that address (unless you’re in a vehicle or vessel like a train, car or boat)." Jamie Harris , Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun, explains : A TV Licence currently costs £169.50. Some people mistakenly believe that you only need a TV Licence if you have a TV or watch BBC channels. You aren't breaking the law if you own a TV without a licence, as long as it's not hooked up to an aerial or other live broadcasting equipment - so you can use it with your PS5 for gaming for example. The basic principle is, that if you are accessing any live broadcast from any channel, whether it be through a TV or online, you must have a TV Licence. If you are recording a live broadcast to watch later, you also need a TV Licence. Watching on-demand content does not require a TV Licence - except if you're watching BBC iPlayer. Image credit: Alamy

UnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New YorkAfter months of intense speculation, the long-awaited hearing to address the 115 charges against Manchester City has finally concluded. The dust has settled as the football world eagerly anticipates the outcome of this landmark case.