The Brazilian national team's soccer jersey has been appropriated by Bolsonaro for years. Since the 1960s, authoritarian forces in Brazil have used the yellow jersey for political motives.

Brazil’s World Cup team has become a political lightning rod at home after an ugly election. A championship might be the only thing that can bring Brazil together.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro presents US President Donald Trump with a Brazil national team jersey at the White House March 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pool/Getty Images North America/Getty ...

Talk of the new jersey gained traction after images began circulating online. The source was Footy Headlines, a website known for accurately leaking football kits.

Should Brazil, the winningest nation in World Cup history, again take the crown, he has pledged to break with a tradition since the 1950s by refusing to join any team visit to the capital to meet ...

Leading South Africa 2-0 at halftime of a friendly in Johannesburg, the Brazilian national team switched its jerseys from yellow to blue, seemingly a premeditated way of unveiling the road jersey.

Futebol, or soccer, has for a half century been the very heartbeat of Brazilian national pride as generation after generation of exquisitely talented players has donned the national team’s ...

Wizards on the field, the Brazilian national soccer team has drawn fans worldwide with its joga bonito style of play, samba-infused goal celebrations and bright canary yellow jerseys first ...

The team’s talisman, the undisputed star of Brazilian football, had succumbed to defeat. News of the failure was already flashing around the globe. At least Neymar is used to making headlines.

Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years the shirt’s adoption by right wing supporters of ...

With Brazil’s 2026 election year approaching, supporters of both parties may use the national team jersey to express allegiance to the colors associated with their respective political ...