US EditionBrazil's Supreme Court to start Bolsonaro coup trial on September 2
Bolsonaro faces up to 40 years in prison on five counts including coup attempt and leading an armed criminal group, amid polarized public and international tensions.
- Brazil's Supreme Court will decide on September 2 whether Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup and should be imprisoned, according to the court's announcement.
- Bolsonaro faces up to 40 years in prison if found guilty of leading an armed criminal organization related to the coup attempt, as stated by the prosecutor's office.
- Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing, calling a coup "abhorrent" and asserting his innocence throughout the allegations.
- His lawyers are questioning the validity of the plea bargain given to Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, whose testimony supports many accusations against Bolsonaro.
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Petra Costa on the dangers of documenting a coup attempt
In her Netflix documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics, Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa explains how a project set in her home country was always intended to be about much more than just one place. "My intention with this film was never for it to be a story about Brazil, but as a fable of what happens when democracy arose, when religion mixes with politics,” says Costa. “And it's amazing the amount of parallels with the United States. It was real…
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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing.
The most momentous moment comes in the personal and political life of Jair Bolsonaro, who has been in house jail for almost two weeks. The Supreme Court of Brazil has announced this Friday that next September 2nd will hold the first hearing to deliberate and pass judgment in the trial against the former president, who is accused of leading a coup plot. The court has reserved five dates (on 2, 3, 9, 10 and 12 September) to decide on each of the e…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the main defendant, and seven others accused of an attempted coup d'état against the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, already have a date for the beginning of their trial. Judge Cristiano Zanin, president of the First Chamber of the Brazilian Supreme Court, has scheduled the beginning of the criminal proceedings for next September 2. The decision comes after the handing over of the defense'…
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