US EditionBrazil’s Supreme Court sentences military officials for planning to kill Lula
Nine military officers and a federal police officer were sentenced up to 24 years for plotting to kill President Lula and overthrow Brazil's democratic government.
- A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison for attempting a coup and plotting to kill President Lula and other authorities.
- In September, the Supreme Court panel sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for leading the criminal organization that sought to overturn the 2022 election.
- Those convicted will only start serving time once appeals are exhausted, including Bolsonaro who has been under house arrest since August.
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Brazil sentences military officers over plot to kill Lula
Brazil's Supreme Court sentenced three soldiers and a federal police officer to prison for planning to kill President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before his inauguration. The plan was to assassinate Lula before he could assume office after his 2022 presidential election win, in which he beat far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. The plot was meant to keep Bolsonaro in power despite his election loss. The four were sentenced to terms of between 21 …
In 2022 Brazil barely escaped a coup, instigated by ex-president Bolsonaro. His successor Lula should have died too. For this plan, four participants must now be imprisoned for a long time.
Chicago Tribune
Independent EspañolBy ELÉONORE HUGHES RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A panel of judges of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil sentenced high-ranking military officers and a federal police officer on Tuesday to up to 24 years in prison after they were found guilty of participating in an attempted coup d'état that included plans to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other officials. Former President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced in September to 27 years and t…
Observador
DnoticiasNine of the ten accused were sentenced to prison sentences between one and 24 years by "a blow that would take and kill people, divorce the Constitution, citizenship and free press," the judge told the rapporteur.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court sentences military officials for planning to kill Lula
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison for attempting a coup and plotting to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The plan, devised after the electoral defeat of October 2022, included as an extreme option the assassination of the highest authorities in the country to prevent the democratic transition.
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