US EditionBrazil’s Top Court Defies Trump and Signals No Retreat on Bolsonaro
BRAZIL, JUL 19 – The Prosecutor General's Office dismissed five defense claims against Bolsonaro, accusing him of leading a criminal group and plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat, prosecutors said.
- On July 14, 2025, the Prosecutor-General’s Office rebuffed five defence claims, opening Bolsonaro’s trial in the Supreme Federal Court in Brasilia.
- Earlier this year, a Brazilian Federal Police investigation found a criminal organisation link, explaining the trial’s focus on alleged coup plotting.
- In separate measures, the Supreme Federal Court ordered Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor as a flight risk, and the U.S. State Department restricted visas for Justice Alexandre de Moraes and colleagues.
- Amid U.S. pressure, Lula affirmed Brazil’s sovereignty by stating `a sovereign country with independent institutions`.
- The Supreme Court is expected to return from recess in August and likely to conclude the case soon, and experts say a decision is expected before the end of the year.
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