Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup

Court Gives Bolsonaro 27 Years for Plotting Coup

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years, three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a military coup to remain in office after his 2022 electoral defeat. A majority of justices on a five-justice court panel earlier in the day...

Brazil's left celebrates as court sentences ex-President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison

Celebrations and protests erupt outside Brazil's Supreme Court after Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in plotting a military coup against his political opponent in the South American democracy

Brazil's former president convicted of attempted coup

The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to over 27 years in prison after he was found guilty of attempting to use military force to overturn an election and plotting to assassinate current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brian Winter of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas joins Nick Schifrin to discuss the ruling and the Trump administration's response.

'Great Day' for Brazil as Coup Plotter Bolsonaro Convicted, Sentenced to 27 Years

One commentator noted that Brazil's Supreme Court "refused to cave to imperialist threats" from the Trump administration.

Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences Bolsonaro to 27 years in coup plot case

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and 3 months in prison after convicting him of attempting to carry out a coup d’état to block the transfer of power to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The ruling, delivered Thursday by the court’s First Chamber, marks the first time in Brazilian history that a former president has been convicted of trying to overthrow democracy. The Attorney General’s Offic…

Jair Bolsonaro gets 27-year prison sentence for failed coup to overturn Brazil election in 2022

Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election and assassinate rivals, in a historic ruling that shakes Brazilian politics.