US EditionBrazil publishes Bolsonaro’s conviction for coup attempt, starting the appeals clock
Bolsonaro faces 27 years and three months in prison for a coup plot including plans to kill President Lula, with appeals now possible after the ruling publication.
- On Wednesday, Brazil’s Supreme Court published the ruling convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup and opened the clock for filing appeals, while Bolsonaro’s lawyers said they will try to appeal to the full Supreme Court of 11 justices.
- After losing the presidential race, Bolsonaro was accused of attempting a coup and plotting to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, while also joining an armed criminal group and trying to abolish democratic rule.
- Bolsonaro has been held under house arrest amid the proceedings, while Bolsonaro’s co-conspirators, all former officials, were also sentenced and the trial drew global headlines.
- Observers link the case to a sharp diplomatic rift after Brazil’s conviction of Bolsonaro, which experts say triggered the lowest point in U.S.-Brazil relations over more than 200 years.
- Some experts say Bolsonaro’s appeals are unlikely to be accepted, while President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Trump have spoken and may meet at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.
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The Supreme Federal Court published the sentence that condemns Bolsonaro and the seven others accused of leading the coup plot On Wednesday, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) published the sentence, a document that formalizes a judicial decision, condemning former President Jair Bolsonaro and the seven others accused of leading the plot [...] The entry The Supreme Federal Court made public the sentence against Bolsonaro and seven former …
Photo: Max Haack João Roma, the state president of the PL (Partido Nacional), criticized the ruling in the trial that convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday (22). The former minister reiterated that there is currently "unprecedented judicial activism in the history" of the country and warned of increasing legal uncertainty. "A true attempted coup and attack on democracy is being exposed in …
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