US EditionLegal Woes of Brazilian Presidents Past and Present
Bolsonaro was convicted of five crimes, including plotting a coup and leading an armed criminal organization, marking a historic first for a former Brazilian president, with six co-conspirators also sentenced.
- Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for attempted coup charges related to the 2022 election loss, marking the first such conviction for a former Brazilian president.
- The verdict includes five counts against Bolsonaro, such as participating in an armed criminal organization and plotting violence against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Supporters of Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in 2023, resulting in over 1,500 arrests.
- The U.S. government criticized the ruling, with President Donald Trump calling it a 'witch hunt,' which may strain diplomatic relations between Brazil and the U.S.
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On Thursday, by a vote of 4 to 1, the first chamber of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil declared former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty on five counts linked to his attempts to ignore the will of the people and to remain in power after his electoral defeat of October 31, 2022. Almost immediately, he was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison. Next to him were sentenced to five other military suspects – three generals, one admiral an…
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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro jailed for 27 years over plot to stay in power after losing election
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison late on Thursday, after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.
Brasilia.- The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced on Thursday to more than 27 years in prison for being part of a failed coup plot after losing the elections of 2022, a historic sentence for the largest country in Latin America. Bolsonaro was found guilty of orchestrating a vast conspiracy that included cancelling the vote, dismantling courts, granting special powers to the military and murdering the elected president, Lui…
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