US EditionBrazil's Supreme Court nears a verdict in coup plot trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro
The five-judge panel is poised to decide Bolsonaro's fate in a trial that could sentence him to up to 43 years for leading a criminal organization to overturn the 2022 election.
- Brazil's Supreme Court begins voting Tuesday to convict or acquit former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, 70, in a coup trial, where he risks over 40 years in prison if found guilty of seeking to claw back power after his 2022 election defeat.
- Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters demonstrated in several cities to denounce the trial as a "disgrace" and thank former U.S. President Donald Trump for his intervention through financial sanctions against Brazil's Supreme Court judge presiding over the case.
- Prosecutors say Bolsonaro plotted to declare a state of emergency and call new elections, and allegedly knew of a plan to assassinate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his deputy, and the judge, though he failed to win military support.
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Bolsonaro judge criticizes trial, warns of 'political' verdict
The third of five Brazilian judges deciding the fate of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday sharply criticized the trial, arguing that the Supreme Court should not issue a "political" verdict despite two judges already backing a conviction.
Brazil's Supreme Court nears verdict in Bolsonaro coup plot trial
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was one step away from being convicted for attempting a coup, after two Supreme Court justices voted Tuesday to find the right-wing leader guilty of trying to illegally hang onto power.
Brazil Braces for a Verdict on Its Ex-President—and on Its Democracy
Jon Lee Anderson on the Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa’s new documentary, “Apocalypse in the Tropics,” and the role of Pentacostalism in the rise of the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who awaits a trial verdict on accusations that he fomented a coup against his elected successor.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Deliberates on Coup-Plot Charges Against Bolsonaro - teleSUR English
Brazil’s Supreme Court has opened deliberations in the landmark trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of conspiring to stage a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. RELATED: Brazil: Lula rejects US interference and defends Amazonian cooperation against crime A five-justice panel began voting on Tuesday and has until the end of the week to reach a verdict. By the first day, both Ju…
Brazil's Supreme Court near verdict in trial of former President
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A panel of Supreme Court justices is set to decide this week whether former President Jair Bolsonaro is guilty or not of plotting to overthrow Brazil's democracy and hang onto power illegally after his 2022 electoral…
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