US EditionBrazil's Bolsonaro seeks appeal of coup conviction to full Supreme Court
Bolsonaro's legal team contests his 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, citing procedural flaws and political persecution in appeals to Brazil’s full Supreme Court.
- This month, lawyers for Brazil's ex‑president Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal to the full Supreme Court seeking annulment of his coup‑plotting conviction; Bolsonaro maintains he is innocent and a victim of political persecution.
- Citing procedure, the defense notes the trial should be annulled by the full chamber of the federal supreme court, citing a lone dissent on the five‑member section after earlier appeals were rejected earlier this month and on Tuesday.
- Last Saturday he was detained at police headquarters in Brasilia after allegedly tampering with his ankle monitor using a soldering iron and is held in a room while lawyers seek home confinement citing 2018 stabbing health issues.
- With Bolsonaro sidelined, Brazil's large conservative electorate lacks a champion heading into the next presidential contest, and prosecutors say the plot failed due to military top brass withholding support.
- It was not immediately clear if the new appeal can succeed, and Bolsonaro has won support from US President Donald Trump, who called it a "witch hunt" and cited sanctions on Brazil.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro seeks appeal of coup conviction to full Supreme Court
Lawyers for Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro filed a new appeal Friday requesting the annulment of his coup-plotting conviction, which saw him sentenced to 27 years in prison.
The defence of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal for "validity", after the conviction of the far-right leader.
Lawyers for Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro have filed an appeal against the 27-year prison sentence against the ex-president that was upheld by the country's Supreme Court earlier this week.
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republicain-lorrain.frThe 70-year-old former far-right president has been serving his sentence since Tuesday in police custody in Brasilia.
Brazil's Supreme Court has announced that convicted ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's appeal options have been exhausted.
Perjured to 27 years and three months of imprisonment, former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) continues with the right to pay, depository, professional team and official cars. Even in prison, the benefits are maintained due to the status of former head of state. Specialists heard by CNN Brazil explain that an ex-president is guaranteed a vital structure, regardless of exceptional circumstances, such as prison. Bolsonaro can count with up to eight …
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