US EditionBolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup
Bolsonaro was convicted on five counts including coup plotting and leading an armed criminal organization; seven associates also sentenced, marking a historic judicial action against threats to democracy.
- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup, following the 2022 elections, marking the first conviction of a former president for such actions in Brazil.
- The conviction was delivered by Brazil's Supreme Court, with a vote of 4-1 on five counts related to attacking democratic institutions and attempting to undermine the election results.
- Bolsonaro's allies, including his son Flavio, are pushing for an amnesty law to prevent his imprisonment, although at least two Supreme Court judges indicated he is ineligible for such relief.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has condemned the prosecution as a 'witch hunt' and indicated that Washington would respond to the outcome, which strained U.S.-Brazil relations.
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Brazil sentences Bolsonaro: What it means for democracy and US-Brazil relations
Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting to overturn the 2022 election and allegedly conspiring to assassinate President Lula. In this week's "ask ian," Ian Bremmer says the verdict highlights how “your response… has nothing to do with rule of law. It has everything to do with tribal political affiliation.”While amnesty for junior coup plotters is likely, Bolsonaro himself appears he…
Bolsonaro conviction: How Brazil’s ex-president might never see the inside of a prison cell
BRASÍLIA, Sept 13 — Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup.AFP looks at what’s next for the far-right leader and how his dramatic conviction could impact next year’s election.Will Bolsonaro go straight to prison?The 70-year-old former army captain cannot be imprisoned “until all legal avenues of appeal have been exhausted,” Thiago Bottino, a professor of penal law at the Getulio Vargas …
For the first time in its history, Brazil sentences military officers and a former president for attempting a coup d’état
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Lula and his Marxist thugs jail former Brazilian president for 27 years - www.cairnsnews.org
On September 11, 2025, Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss, sentencing him to 27 years in prison. As noted by Bolsonaro’s supporters, but ignored by western media, several of the judges behind the verdict are very close allies of President Lula. One of […] The post Lula and his Marxist thugs jail former Brazilian president for 27 years appeared first on www.cairns…
The verdict against Jair Bolsonaro is a historic break with Brazil's past. For the first time, a former president and high-ranking military have been convicted of attempted coup.
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