US EditionBolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup
Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for leading a criminal organization and plotting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat, a historic conviction in Brazil's democracy.
- Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by the Supreme Court for plotting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat.
- Bolsonaro faces a maximum potential sentence of 40 years in prison for crimes including attempting to violently abolish democracy.
- The conviction echoes legal condemnations of far-right leaders elsewhere and is expected to enrage Bolsonaro's ally, U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Bolsonaro Sentence Deepens Rift Between Brazil and United States
Brazil’s top court sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup. The ruling marked the most severe penalty yet against those involved in the January 2023 effort to block the transfer of power after his election defeat. Soon after, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced […]
A judge has found former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro guilty and sentenced him to 27 years and three months in prison for organizing a military coup.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Convicted of Coup Plot, Faces 40 Years in Prison
Bolsonaro in an argument with federal deputy Maria do Rosário in the Chamber of Deputies. Credit: Marcelo Camargo / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0 Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of plotting a military coup to stay in power after his 2022 election loss. The country’s Supreme Court announced the ruling after securing the minimum three votes needed for conviction. One justice voted to acquit, while another has yet to del…
Four of the five judges found Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of attempted coup d'état.
Ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro handed 27 years in prison for coup plot
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew US fury. The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right leader spend the rest of his days in jail. Judges voted 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro of plotting to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following his October 2022 election defeat by the left-winger. Prosecuto…
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