Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup

Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction

BRASILIA, Brazil – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday, September 11, to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, dealing a powerful rebuke to one of the world’s most prominent far-right populist leaders. The conviction ruling by a panel of five justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court, who also agreed on the sentence, made the …

What to know after Brazil's Bolsonaro is convicted and sentenced for coup attempt

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing his reelection bid in 2022.

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.